The Collected Stories Of Lydia Davis

The tale in ‘Once a Very Stupid Man’ is adapted from the traditional Hasidic story recounted in Martin Buber’s The Way of Man, and is used by permisson of Citadel Press. ‘Lord Royston’s Tour’ was adapted from The Remains of Viscount Royston: A Memoir of His Life by the Rev. The well-meaning language teacher, the tired students, and the strange city streets. There have been a few times of gardening together as a family that may make a good happy memory. One of her longtime employers, an elderly woman, finally entered a nursing home.