Things I Don't Want to Know

In Things I Don't Want to Know, two-time Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy offers a reflective exploration of writing through a blend of personal history, gender politics, and literary theory. Responding to George Orwell's essay "Why I Write," Levy examines her own motivations and experiences as a female writer, touching on her family's emigration from apartheid South Africa, her teenage years in the UK, and her theater experiences in Poland during economic turmoil. This illuminating narrative spans continents and decades, inviting listeners into the complexities of a writer's heart.