num_pages: 177
description: Published to huge acclaim in the US, Lydia Davis's important debut collection of 34 stories seems to assure us that reality is ordered and reasonable. However, as the characters in the stories prove, misunderstanding and confusion are inherent in everyday life.
language: English
title: Break It Down
titlecomplete: Break It Down
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, The United States Of America, 20th Century, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Poetry, American, Womens
ratings_count: 2027
publisher: Serpent's Tail