Overview

A feast of observations about everything from the particular beauty of lemons on a table, to the allure of Colette, to the streets of Paris, by the inimitable Deborah Levy. Deborah Levy's vital literary voice speaks about many things. On footwear: ""It has always been very clear to me that people who wear shoes without socks are destined to become my friends and lovers."" On public parks: ""A civic garden square gentles the pace of the city that surrounds it, holding a thought before it scrambles."" On Elizabeth Hardwick: ""She understands what is at stake in literature."" On the conclusion of a marriage: ""It doesn't take an alien to tell us that when love dies we have to find another way of being alive."" Levy shares with us her most tender thoughts as she traces and measures her life against the backdrop of different literary imaginations; each page is a beautiful, questioning composition of the self. The Position of Spoons is full of wisdom and astonishments and brings us into intimate conversation with one of our most insightful, intellectually curious writers.

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"Advance Praise ""Many of these disparate texts were originally published as commissioned introductions to novels or articles in journals, but together they acquire an electric energy as they begin to take the shape of an untethered, free-form autobiography . . . An elegant, minimalist collage."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Writing with lyricism and wit always, Levy takes the reader on a journey through all that has mattered most to her writing and living, the things that make up her heart and mind's tender fixations, and offers a way for us all to meditate on the small and crucial ways we make sense of the world."" --Julia Hass, Lit Hub"

"Advance Praise ""A dazzling collection of musings on art, aging, psychoanalysis, celebrity car crashes, and more . . . Taken together, Levy's extraordinary observations . . . amount to a trip through a consciousness trained to deeply consider everything it encounters . . . Readers will be grateful for this generous peek inside a singular mind."" --Publisher's Weekly (starred review) ""Many of these disparate texts were originally published as commissioned introductions to novels or articles in journals, but together they acquire an electric energy as they begin to take the shape of an untethered, free-form autobiography . . . An elegant, minimalist collage."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Writing with lyricism and wit always, Levy takes the reader on a journey through all that has mattered most to her writing and living, the things that make up her heart and mind's tender fixations, and offers a way for us all to meditate on the small and crucial ways we make sense of the world."" --Julia Hass, Lit Hub"

"Advance Praise ""A dazzling collection of musings on art, aging, psychoanalysis, celebrity car crashes, and more . . . Taken together, Levy's extraordinary observations . . . amount to a trip through a consciousness trained to deeply consider everything it encounters . . . Readers will be grateful for this generous peek inside a singular mind."" --Publisher's Weekly (starred review) ""Levy shares illuminating glimpses into her writing life and engages readers on topics as varied as French writers, automobiles, and wisteria plants . . . A marvelous montage of essays and vignettes exploring the emotional and intellectual contours of her interior world."" --Shelf Awareness ""Many of these disparate texts were originally published as commissioned introductions to novels or articles in journals, but together they acquire an electric energy as they begin to take the shape of an untethered, free-form autobiography . . . An elegant, minimalist collage."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Writing with lyricism and wit always, Levy takes the reader on a journey through all that has mattered most to her writing and living, the things that make up her heart and mind's tender fixations, and offers a way for us all to meditate on the small and crucial ways we make sense of the world."" --Julia Hass, Lit Hub"

Author Information

Deborah Levy writes fiction, plays, and poetry. Her work has been staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company, broadcast on the BBC, and widely translated. She is the author of several highly praised novels, including The Man Who Saw Everything (long-listed for the Booker Prize), Hot Milk and Swimming Home (both Man Booker Prize finalists), The Unloved, and Billy and Girl; the acclaimed story collection Black Vodka; and a three-part autobiography, Things I Don't Want to Know, The Cost of Living, and Real Estate. She lives in London and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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