Things I Don't Want to Know

‘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 overtime to build an ego that is robust enough to get her through January, never mind all the way to December.’ Deborah Levy Taking George Orwell’s famous essay, ‘Why I Write’, as a jumping-off point, Booker-shortlisted author Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life in a work of dazzling insight and deep psychological succour. Hardback, clothbound with ribbon marker 116 pages