Things I Don't Want to Know

Things I Don't Want to Know

Softcover
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Description

The first in Deborah Levy's essential three-part 'Living Autobiography' on writing and womanhood.

'Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly . . . Subtle, unpredictable, surprising' Guardian
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Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life. With wit, clarity and calm brilliance, she considers how the writer must stake claim to that contested territory as a young woman and shape it to her need.

Things I Don't Want to Know is a work of dazzling insight and deep psychological succour, from one of our most vital contemporary writers.

The final two instalments in Deborah Levy's 'Living Autobiography', The Cost of Living and Real Estate, are available now.
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'Superb sharpness and originality of imagination. An inspiring work of writing' Marina Warner

'An exciting writer, sharp and shocking as the knives her characters wield' Sunday Times

'A writer whose anger and confusion in the face of the world transform into poetic flights of fancy . . . which always feel marvellously right' Independent

Book Information

Main Genre
Biographies
Sub Genre
Literary Essays
Format
Softcover
Pages
N/A
Price
14.00 €

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oh dear god fuck that woman can tear right into my soul

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Ich mochte den Schreibstil sehr. Die Erfahrungsberichte aus ihrer Kindheit in Südafrika zu Zeiten der Apartheid fand ich emotional aufwühlend.

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ich glaube ich hab mich verliebt

Der Schreibstil am Anfang und am Ende war so schön schwebend, delikat und behutsam. Der mittlere Teil war natürlich autobiografisch erzählend aber trotzdem interessant. Ich werde definitiv weitere Bücher von ihr lesen müssen!

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