#deborahlevy

[katarzynagajewska]

„Kingdom”, 150x150cm, 2022 „…a woman gives her body over to her child, her children; they’re on her as they might be on a hill, in a garden; they devour her, hit her, sleep on her; and she lets herself be devoured, and sometimes she sleeps because they are on her body.(…)” from Deborah Levy “ Things I don’t want to know” #literatureandart #paintingoftheday #contemporarypaintings #femaleartists #deborahlevy # https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1QCqiM05x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dabiconcordia]

“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” ― Robert Frost

[bibliobethblog]

Swimming Home was my first novel from Deborah Levy who has been on my “want to read,” list for a ridiculous length of time. Buddy reading this with the gorgeous @sandladysbooks served to give me even more appreciation of the author’s work.⁣ ⁣ This novella (which can easily be read in one sitting if you’ve got the time), takes place within and around a villa in Nice where tourists are staying and enjoying a break. Famous poet Jozef Jacobs, his wife Isabel and their teenage daughter Nina are there along with another couple, Laura and Mitchell. ⁣ ⁣ One day, Kitty Finch (whom the caretaker of the villa, Jurgen becomes slightly obsessed by), appears swimming in the villa pool completely naked and is invited to stay in the spare room after she states she has a poem she wants Joe to read. ⁣ ⁣ Watched over by an octogenarian retired doctor Madeleine, we learn that Kitty is quite mentally unwell and as the summer unfolds, the residents of the villa all learn much more than they could ever expect about each other and their relationships with each other. The story ends with an incredible climax that lingers on long after you close the book. ⁣ ⁣ Swimming Home was such a welcome story to read whilst I was in a little bit of a reading rut. It’s written with such beauty and style and even though it might not seem like it on first impression, there are far deeper moments bubbling below the surface. ⁣ ⁣ I’m not sure what I was expecting from Levy but I ended up quite entranced. She has such a confidence and assured nature in her writing that makes you instantly comfortable, intrigued and hungry for more. It was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 2012 and I can totally see why. It’s intense, unpredictable and quietly brilliant. It’s stories like these that make me so happy to be a reader. ⁣ ⁣ Four solid stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 ⁣ ⁣ #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #buddyreads #buddyreadswithcath #swimminghome #deborahlevy #authornewtome #bookerprizeshortlist #literaryfiction #readingmybacklist #bookworm #readingonmykindle #booksarelife #authorsivediscovered2022 #readmorebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CaX7aPbLMZr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hotshotdebut]

The first half was fun while the second half was melancholic and sad. You won’t really know what happened, but I have my own thesis. #DeborahLevy #TheManWhoSawEvertything https://www.instagram.com/p/B8taDNjgJAh/?igshid=hjge5srnmjgs

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Looking forward to the @thebookerprizes shortlist Sept. 3! 📚 I’m a big fan of last year’s winner, George Saunders—and even managed to start reading his ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ before being buried alive in a TBR pile avalanche..... 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’m way ahead of the curve though since I read Oyinkan Braithwaite’s ‘My Sister the Serial Killer’ and have two other books on my to read list already. Braithwaite’s book was fantastic and left me wondering which sister was really the most dangerous..... 📚 Congratulations to all of the authors whose books have made the #BookerPrize2019 longlist. #margaretatwood #thetestaments #kevinbarry #nightboattotangier #mysistertheserialkiller #OyinkanBraithwaite #lucyellmann #ducksnewburyport #BernardineEvaristo #GirlWomanOther #JohnLanchester #TheWall #DeborahLevy #TheManWhoSawEverything #LostChildrenArchive #ValeriaLuiselli #AnOrchestraofMinorities #ChigozieObioma #maxporter #lanny #Quichotte #Salmanrushdie #10minutes38SecondsinthisStrangeWorld #ElifShafak #JeanetteWinterson #Frankisstein https://www.instagram.com/p/B17ESG4Bfkj/?igshid=1t9kfr593w8ow

[poisonbryony]

My #medusa #jellyfish inspired video in which I talk about the #deborahlevy novel Hot Milk has just been uploaded (link in the bio)

[miss-mesmerized]

Deborah Levy – Was das Leben kostet

Bücher von Deborah Levy, in denen die Autorin ihr Leben und ihre Erlebnisse zum Thema macht, sind nie leicht zu fassen und zu rezensieren. So auch „Was das Leben kostet“, in dem sie die Trennung von ihrem Ehemann und den Tod ihrer Mutter verarbeitet. War es in „Was ich nicht wissen will“ noch die Sprachlosigkeit, aus der sie einen Ausweg sucht, sind es nun die plötzlich entstehenden Lücken, die sie füllen muss. Ein neues Heim, das nicht heimelig werden will; die Definition des Ich, das nicht mehr (nur) Gattin und Mutter ist, sondern Frau in einer Welt, die scheinbar viel zu sehr von misogynen Männern dominiert wird; der Tod der Mutter und die darauf folgende Orientierungslosigkeit – mit dem Schreiben verarbeitet sie ihre Emotionen und die Suche nach Struktur und Sinn im neuen Dasein.

 Vor allem ihre Begegnungen mit Männern haben beim Lesen einen ausgesprochenen Reiz. Womöglich übt sie eine besondere Anziehungskraft auf diejenigen Exemplare aus, die in einem - positiv formuliert – traditionellen Weltbild gefangen sind und Frauen nur als dekoratives Element wahrnehmen und denen jeder Horizont fehlt, das Gegenüber als gleichwertigen Gesprächs- und Lebenspartner anzuerkennen. Ohne Frage hat der gesellschaftliche Wandel, den die Frauen im 20. Jahrhundert erstritten haben, nicht jeden erreicht und stellt so manchen Mann vor große Herausforderungen, wenn an ihrem Weltbild gerüttelt wird und sie sich nicht in der Rolle wiederfinden, die sie sich qua Geschlecht zuschreiben.

 Aber auch ihr Fahrrad, symbolisches Kampfmittel, an und mit dem sie ihre Wut und Energie zu kanalisieren versucht, nimmt eine interessante Rolle ein. Die neugewonnene Freiheit durch den Elektroantrieb ermöglicht die Mobilität im chronisch verstopften London bei gleichzeitig allen damit verbundenen Nachteilen wie erfrorene Finger im Winter und dem mühsamen Transport der Einkäufe. Aber es ist auch das Gerät, das ihr als Person die Schau stiehlt und die Aufmerksamkeit von Männern auf sich zieht.

 „Freiheit ist nie umsonst. Wer je um Freiheit gerungen hat, weiß, was sie kostet.“

 Als Kind ist Deborah Levy mit ihren Eltern aus Südafrika geflüchtet, nun flüchtet sie mit Anfang 50 aus dem Leben in Ehe und steht wieder vor dem Neuanfang und dem Aufbau nicht nur einer Ordnung, sondern auch des eigenen Ichs. Die Introspektion durch die Personalisierung des eigenen Ichs im Schreiben erlaubt es ihr, auch kritische und angreifbare Gedanken zu verbalisieren und ihr Leben neu zu strukturieren. Ein harter und steiniger, aber interessanter Weg, dem man als Leser gerne folgt.

https://missmesmerized.wordpress.com/2019/05/30/deborah-levy-was-das-leben-kostet/

[walktramck]

“She is the wanderer, bum, emigre, refugee, deportee, rambler, strolling player. Sometimes she would like to be a settler, but curiosity, grief and disaffection forbid it.” -Deborah Levy, Swallowing Geography

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Don't be frightened. We are all of us breathing in atoms that were once forged in the furnace of a star. There are tiny shards of your life inside them and their life is inside you too. Do you know what they are saying to you?

-Deborah Levy (Black Vodka)

[calturnerreviews]

#BlogTour - #BookReview of #TheManWhoSawEverything by #DeborahLevy @bookswithbolino @PenguinUKBooks @VikingBooksUK

#BlogTour - #BookReview of the mesmerising #TheManWhoSawEverything by #DeborahLevy. Thanks to @bookswithbolino for the opportunity. @PenguinUKBooks @VikingBooksUK #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookrec #wordpress

I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for mesmerising novel The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy. Thank you to Corinna Bolino for the invitation and to Penguin UK for my copy of this book.

About the book:

‘The man who had nearly run me over had touched my hair, as if he were touching a statue or something without a heartbeat…’

In 1988 Saul Adler (a narcissistic,…

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone, hope you’re all well. Today’s post comes with a big thank you to @emmasbookishcorner for tagging me in a variation of the #sixbookcolourchallenge the #sixbookswimsuitedition I didn’t think I would be able to do this but after a bit of hunting I’ve found six books with swimsuits on the covers! They are: The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver Hot Milk - Deborah Levy City Of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert A Sky Painted Gold - Laura Wood The Stars Are Fire - Anita Shreve Cassandra At The Wedding - Dorothy Baker Want to play? Tagging a few people but no pressure as always @always_need_more_books @lovedreadingthis @ormondebooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramchallenge #thelacuna #barbarakingsolver #hotmilk #deborahlevy #cityofgirls #elizabethgilbert #askypaintedgold #laurawood #thestarsarefire #anitashreve #cassandraatthewedding #dorothybaker https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjcwD5Ai6R/?igshid=wf0a6vudwkp7

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Hot Milk Published by Hamish Hamilton 💰224.000 (ada subsidi ongkir 10.000 ya 😊)🔦Buku baru, tidak bersegel (silahkan minta foto kondisi buku biar lebih ayem) 🔎Two strangers arrive in a small Spanish fishing village. The older woman is suffering from mysterious paralysis, driven to seek a cure beyond the bounds of conventional medicine. Her daughter Sofia has spent years playing the reluctant detective in this mystery, struggling to understand her mother's illness. Surrounded by the oppressive desert heat, searching for a cure to a defiant and quite possibly imagined disease, Sofia is forced to confront her difficult relationship with her mother. Examining female rage and sexuality, Deborah Levy explores the strange and monstrous nature of motherhood, testing the bonds of parent and child to breaking point. Source: themanbookerprize.com #feministbookstore #tokobukuonlinesurabaya #jualbukuimpor #jualnovelimpor #jualhotmilk #jualbukudeborahlevy #hotmilk #hotmilkdeborahlevy #deborahlevy #themanbookerprize #themanbookerprize2016 #hamishhamilton #jualpenguinbooks #jualpenguinclassics #jualbukusastra #bukuimpormurah #femalerage #motherhood #feminist #bukufeminis #novelfeminis #feminis #feminisme #sexuality #feministbooks #levy

[sleepgolfing]

Always love it when my home town unexpectedly pops up in books ☺️ . . . #amreading #hotmilk #deborahlevy #newread #librarybook #hull

[bibliobethblog]

Cheer Myself Up Book Haul #2! I clearly have issues...I need to STOP buying books now! 😂 #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #bookhaul #curtissittenfeld #eligible #deborahlevy #hotmilk #thesellout #paulbeatty #theundergroundrailroad #colsonwhitehead #intothewater #paulahawkins #thesummerofimpossiblethings #rowancoleman #howtostoptime #matthaig #realbooks