Title
Lydia Davis's Psychological Minimalism
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Situates Davis's fiction with the minimalist tradition due to its brevity, reliance on allusion, and omission of important details. Points to Hemingway's influence on Davis's use of objective narration to imply emotional intensity in works such as "Ways" and "Grammar Questions." Briefly draws on "Big Two-Hearted River" and "Soldier's Home."
Published in
Studies in the American Short Story
Volume
1
Issue
1
Date
2020
Pages
38-52
COinS
Citation
Clark, Robert C. "Lydia Davis's Psychological Minimalism." Studies in the American Short Story 1, no. 1 (2020): 38-52.