Our Strangers
Lydia Davis
From one of the most accomplished writers of our time comes another brilliant collection of short fiction. Artful, deft, and inventive; Lydia Davis’ newest collection of stories delves into topics ranging from marriage to tiny insects. These stories are a celebration of language and careful observation that once again confirms Davis’ sincere love and mastery of the form.
Only available at independent bookstores and libraries, by request of the author.
Duration - 5h 40m.
Author - Lydia Davis.
Narrator - Sarah High.
Published Date - Friday, 12 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Bookshop.org ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
From one of the most accomplished writers of our time comes another brilliant collection of short fiction. Artful, deft, and inventive; Lydia Davis’ newest collection of stories delves into topics ranging from marriage to tiny insects. These stories are a celebration of language and careful observation that once again confirms Davis’ sincere love and mastery of the form. Only available at independent bookstores and libraries, by request of the author. Duration - 5h 40m. Author - Lydia Davis. Narrator - Sarah High. Published Date - Friday, 12 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Bookshop.org ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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1 my briefcase
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2 on sufferance
Duration:00:02:14
3 just a little
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4 the stages of womanhood
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5 a brief news story from long ago
Duration:00:01:03
6 fear of loose tongue
Duration:00:00:15
7 caramel drizzle
Duration:00:01:16
8 the talk artist
Duration:00:01:19
9 the other she
Duration:00:00:35
10 everyone used to cry
Duration:00:03:21
11 father has something to tell me
Duration:00:00:54
12 a moment long ago
Duration:00:00:46
13 claim to fame #2
Duration:00:00:17
14 the joke
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15 fear of aging
Duration:00:00:09
16 addie and the chili
Duration:00:13:18
17 tantrums
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18 claim to fame #7
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19 young housewife
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20 here in the country
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21 egg
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22 the afternoon of a translator
Duration:00:02:38
23 at the movies last night
Duration:00:00:15
24 sunday night at the summer cottages
Duration:00:01:03
25 a theory
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26 community notice
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27 conversation at noisey party
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28 a question for the writing class concerning a type of furniture
Duration:00:00:14
29 in a hotel room in ithica
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30 incident on the train
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31 letter to the father
Duration:00:00:32
32 conversation at noisey party (short version)
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33 democracy in france in 1884
Duration:00:00:26
34 claim to fame #8
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35 england
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36 criminal activity in historic colonial williamsburg
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37 conversation in hotel lounge
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38 claim to fame #9
Duration:00:00:16
39 a friend borrows a better shopping cart
Duration:00:01:04
40 sabbath story #1
Duration:00:00:36
41 letter to the us postal service concerning a poster
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42 mature woman
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43 sabbath story #2
Duration:00:00:30
44 our network
Duration:00:00:42
45 william cobbett and the stranger
Duration:00:00:28
46 claim to fame #3
Duration:00:00:26
47 a matter of perspective
Duration:00:00:21
48 master builder
Duration:00:00:14
49 enemies
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50 lonely
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51 that obnoxious man
Duration:00:01:43
52 wistful spinster
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53 old men around town
Duration:00:09:25
54 marriage moment of annoyance coconut
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55 on their way south on sunday morning (they thought)
Duration:00:03:23
56 claim to fame #1
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57 woman goes to racetrack owner
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58 aging
Duration:00:00:28
59 our strangers
Duration:00:19:10
60 conversations before dinner
Duration:00:01:02
61 father enters the water
Duration:00:00:49
62 bothered scholar on train
Duration:00:03:55
63 encounter in landscape
Duration:00:00:17
64 betrayal (tired version)
Duration:00:01:27
65 end of phone conversation
Duration:00:00:33
66 an explanation concerning the rug story
Duration:00:00:49
67 an ant
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68 gramsci
Duration:00:00:50
69 pardon the intrusion
Duration:00:27:27
70 hands on the wheel
Duration:00:00:30
71 heron in the headlights
Duration:00:02:57
72 marriage moment of annoyance insurance
Duration:00:00:18
73 marriage moment of annoyance mumble
Duration:00:00:11
74 not yet ring larnder
Duration:00:01:36
75 on the train to stavanger
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76 how sad
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77 crepey
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78 a mother's devotion
Duration:00:00:14
79 on a winter afternoon
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80 interesting personal vegetables
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81 second drink
Duration:00:00:12
82 commentary on interesting personal vegetables
Duration:00:01:44
83 claim to fame #4
Duration:00:00:22
84 a person asked me about lichens
Duration:00:11:22
85 spelling problem
Duration:00:01:30
86 multiple choice question posed by stranger
Duration:00:00:16
87 her selfishness
Duration:00:00:58
88 three musketeers
Duration:00:01:42
89 neighbor stare
Duration:00:00:43
90 helen's father and his teeth
Duration:00:00:52
91 fun
Duration:00:00:14
92 the investigation
Duration:00:00:47
93 in truth
Duration:00:00:30
94 feeling small
Duration:00:00:34
95 recurring turnip problem
Duration:00:00:32
96 learning to sing
Duration:00:17:44
97 but after all
Duration:00:00:16
98 two mayors and a word
Duration:00:00:38
99 new things in my life
Duration:00:02:57
100 not much to tell
Duration:00:01:14
101 late afternoon
Duration:00:00:11
102 worrying about father's arm
Duration:00:00:38
103 opportunistic seed
Duration:00:00:23
104 our young neighbor and his little blue car
Duration:00:01:54
105 those two loud women
Duration:00:00:18
106 winter letter
Duration:00:29:46
107 caruso
Duration:00:00:22
108 pearl & pearline
Duration:00:01:37
109 what you could get for your turnips
Duration:00:03:21
110 a woman offering magazines
Duration:00:01:29
111 marriage moment of annoyance dinner
Duration:00:00:21
112 marriage moment of annoyance speculations
Duration:00:00:20
113 unhappy christmas tree
Duration:00:01:07
114 improving my german
Duration:00:00:22
115 poem of greeting
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116 two stories about boys
Duration:00:03:54
117 claim to fame #5
Duration:00:00:25
118 unfinished business
Duration:00:00:29
120 after reading peter bichsel
Duration:00:26:14
121 claim to fame #6
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122 overheard on the train two old ladies agree
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123 more corrections
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124 dear who gives a c
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125 sneezes on the train
Duration:00:01:20
126 (some of) his drinking habits
Duration:00:00:30
127 the interests of old age
Duration:00:00:18
128 the people in my dreams
Duration:00:04:29
129 the sounds of a summer afternoon
Duration:00:01:10
130 three deaths and one old saying
Duration:00:01:03
131 true fact
Duration:00:00:15
132 wedding
Duration:00:02:37
133 trying to get in touch with her
Duration:00:00:38
134 two drunks at dinner time
Duration:00:00:12
135 ugly
Duration:00:00:23
136 what i understand
Duration:00:01:16
137 how he changed over time
Duration:00:16:06
138 wise old men
Duration:00:00:40
139 unusual ornament
Duration:00:00:29
140 emergency preparation
Duration:00:00:26
141 the left hand
Duration:00:03:20
142 up so late
Duration:00:00:21
143 your music selection of the day
Duration:00:00:18
144 when we are dead and gone
Duration:00:00:18
Ending Credits
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