Snijders, A. L.

Night Train

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ISBN 13:: 9780811228565
author:: Snijders, A. L.
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: New Directions Publishing Corporation
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2021
Pages:: 128
Dimensions:: 20.3 x 13.2 x 1 centimetres (0.1
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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£13.36

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Gorgeously translated by Lydia Davis, this collection of miniature stories by A. L. Snijders is a masterclass in concision and vivacity. The translator's introduction reveals her fascination with the challenges of translating from a relatively new language, while also highlighting Snijders' straightforward approach to storytelling. The stories gathered here are a diverse range of humorous, bizarre, and comfortingly homely tales that blur the lines between fiction and reality. They might be likened to daybook entries, novels-in-brief, or philosophical meditations, but ultimately inhabit a unique borderland between the two. Each story is a self-contained world, full of unexpected moments and quiet observations. Lydia Davis's translation brings these stories to life with precision and nuance, capturing the essence of Snijders' thoughtfulness and modesty as a writer.

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