Almost No Memory: Stories

In these of these 50 short fictions, Lydia Davis explores the difficulties of personal relationships and the limits of language with great intelligence and empathy. In "The Family," one horrifying afternoon in the park is succintly described in forty-seven human actions; "Wife One in Country" depicts the aftermath of a failed marriage; and in "Glenn Gould," a former pianist and new mother tries to justify her addiction to The Mary Tyler Moore Show. 194p.