For admirers of The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis, those interested in Davis’ translations, or if you just like a really good peek into the life of a respected American writer, check out “Lunch With the FT: Lydia Davis.”
The article touches on the origins of one of her sparsely written short stories (one sprung to life via a housekeeper’s card left on a hotel bed,) the relationship between her fiction writing and her translations, and her youthful feelings towards Flaubert.