The first in Deborah Levys essential threepart Living Autobiography on writing and womanhood. Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis you want to drink it slowly . . . Subtle unpredictable surprising Guardian Taking George Orwells famous essay Why I Write as a jumpingoff 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 Dont 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 Levys Living Autobiography The Cost of Living and Real Estate are available now. Superb sharpness and originality of imagination. An inspiring work of writing Marina WarnerAn exciting writer sharp and shocking as the knives her characters wield Sunday TimesA writer whose anger and confusion in the face of the world transform into poetic flights of fancy . . . which always feel marvellously right Independent