Things I Don't Want to Know
A Response to George Orwell's Why I Write
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Notting Hill Editions
Published:1st Jan '13
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Things I Don't Want to Know is a unique response to George Orwell from one of our most vital contemporary writers. Taking Orwell's famous list of motives for writing as the jumping-off point for a sequence of thrilling reflections on the writing life, this is a perfect companion not just to Orwell's essay, but also to Levy's own, essential oeuvre.
Deborah Levy writes: 'Perhaps when Orwell described sheer egoism as a necessary quality for a writer, he was not thinking about the sheer egoism of a female writer. Even the most arrogant female writer has to work over time to build an ego that is robust enough to get her through January, never mind all the way to December.'
'Levy's strength is her originality of thought and expression.'
-- Jeanette Winterson‘A vivid, striking account of a writer's life, which feminizes and personalizes Orwell's blunt assertions.’
* Spectator *‘An inspiring work of writing.’
-- Marina Warner‘Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly… Subtle, unpredictable, surprising.’
* Guardian *‘An up-to-date version of A Room of One's Own . . . I suspect it will be quoted for many years to come.’ * Irish Examiner *
‘One of the few contemporary British writers comfortable on a world stage.’ * New Statesm
ISBN: 9781907903632
Dimensions: 190mm x 120mm x 11mm
Weight: 164g
116 pages