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I started writing the one-sentence stories when I was translating 'Swann's Way.' There were two reasons. I had almost no time to do my own writing, but didn't want to stop. And it was a reaction to Proust's very long sentences.

Lydia Davis

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Ich fing an, die Ein-Satz-Geschichten zu schreiben, als ich 'Swann's Way' übersetzte. Dafür gab es zwei Gründe. Ich hatte fast keine Zeit, selbst zu schreiben, wollte aber nicht aufhören. Und es war eine Reaktion auf Prousts sehr lange Sätze.

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