Things I Don't Want to Know: A Response To George Orwell's 1946 Essay 'why I Write' (Living Autobiography #1)
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- Synopsis
- 'Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly... Subtle, unpredictable, surprising' GuardianThings I Don't Want to Know is the first in Deborah Levy's essential three-part 'Living Autobiography' on writing and womanhood.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.'Superb sharpness and originality of imagination. An inspiring work of writing' Marina Warner
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 110 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780241146576
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780241983638, 9780241983089
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 05/10/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Deborah Levy
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Psychology, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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