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Fringe Literature

Edinburgh Book Festival: Spectres of History

In Spectres of History, Deborah Levy speaks about her recently published book, The Man Who Saw Everything. The event is mainly a question-and-answer session led by the chair about the book, focussing on analysing the protagonist, Saul Adler. Adler is a narcissistic bisexual historian who has a strained relationship with his late communist father. As […]

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Culture Literature

Stardust Nation

In her debut graphic novel, Stardust Nation, two-time Man Booker Prize shortlister, Deborah Levy, returns once again to the fore. In an adaptation of one of her earliest works, an original short story from her collection, Black Vodka, Levy proves her worth as she explores the human psychology within her literature. In this graphic novel, […]

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Culture Literature

Man Booker Prize 2016: Hot Milk

Johannesburg-born Brit Deborah Levy is no stranger to the Man Booker shortlist, having found her way there with 2013’s Swimming Home. Twice a shortlister and also bookies’ favourite, Hot Milk isn’t a bad way to celebrate her thirty-fifth year as a writer. It’s fair to say she’s found her place in the world. Twenty-something Sofia […]