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Can't and Won't: An Evening with Lydia Davis

London Review Bookshop Podcast

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Exploring 'After You Left' and the Covert Polemical Intent in the Flowbar Stories

The speaker discusses their modified story 'After You Left', combining material from letters and Madame Bovary. They also analyze the covert polemical intent in the flowbar stories and explore the process of enhancing them with elements from other works.

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