{"product_id":"cant-and-wont-stories","title":"Can't and Won't: Stories","description":"NATIONAL BESTSELLER\nThe New York Times • Los Angeles Times • The Boston Globe\n\nHer stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of \"Bloomington\" reads, \"Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before.\" Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in \"A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates,\" a professor receives a gift of thirty-two small chocolates and is paralyzed by the multitude of options she imagines for their consumption. The stories may appear in the form of letters of complaint; they may be extracted from Flaubert's correspondence; or they may be inspired by the author's own dreams, or the dreams of friends.\n\nWhat does not vary throughout Can't and Won't, Lydia Davis's fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. Above all, she is refreshing. Davis writes with bracing candor and sly humor about the quotidian, revealing the mysterious, the foreign, the alienating, and the pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250062438\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250062438.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Davis, Lydia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41350344835130,"sku":"DBV.1250062438.G","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250062438-0.jpg?v=1775153525","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/cant-and-wont-stories","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}