An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell

- Reviews -

'I loved this effervescent dialogue between she and he, angel and accountant, wild desire and the (ever more desirable) quotidian. It's Deborah Levy at her wise, witty and playful best. Read it and be seduced away from (or back into) the suburbs of hell.' Lisa Appignanesi, author of All About Love -------- 'Levy just gets it entirely - the whole business of drab and yet compelling routine, and the fear of the inestimable, the longing nonetheless, the surrender each day to the ordinary, dispersing the dream, only to dream it again. An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell encapsulates all of this, redeems the crumpled weary mortal, sends him into a wild realm of uncertainty, satirises him, lavishes him with affection. A crazily beautiful, astonishing, original work of art.' Joanna Kavenna, author of Come to the Edge -------- "Choppy and sparky, this sharply drawn dialogue plays out like an otherworldly soap opera. Levy's having fun and so will the reader." We Love This Book --------- 'Landing back in the UK, this autumn I'm looking forward to Deborah Levy's An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell.' Joanna Walsh, 3am Magazine ------ 'Levy makes something singular of this typical love-stuff...like an indelible pop song, Levy's text chooses all the right, simple words with an uncanny melody - Discourse wastes no time doing anything but shaking you up.' Bookslut ------- 'It will delight readers.' Library Journal------'With one foot in prose, but wings pulling free into air, Deborah Levy's An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell is a prose-poem about the line between prose and poetry.' Joanna Walsh, for Shakespeare and Company - Books of the Year 2014------

- Author Bio -

Deborah Levy writes fiction, plays, and poetry. Her work has been staged by the royal Shakespeare Company, and she is the author of highly praised books including Beautiful Mutants, Swimming Home (Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2012, Specsavers National Book Award 2012, and Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize 2013), and Black Vodka: Ten Stories (Shortlisted for BBC International Short Story Award).

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9781913505257
Published:	31 Jan 2023
Published In:	United Kingdom
Imprint:	And Other Stories
Publisher:	And Other Stories
Format:	Paperback
Height:	274mm
Width:	205mm
Pages:	100

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