{"product_id":"the-position-of-spoons-and-other-intimacies-hardcover","title":"The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA feast of observations about everything from the particular beauty of lemons on a table, to the allure of Colette, to the streets of Paris, by the inimitable Deborah Levy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeborah Levy's vital literary voice speaks about many things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn footwear: \"It has always been very clear to me that people who wear shoes without socks are destined to become my friends and lovers.\" On public parks: \"A civic garden square gentles the pace of the city that surrounds it, holding a thought before it scrambles.\" On Elizabeth Hardwick: \"She understands what is at stake in literature.\" On the conclusion of a marriage: \"It doesn't take an alien to tell us that when love dies we have to find another way of being alive.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevy shares with us her most tender thoughts as she traces and measures her life against the backdrop of different literary imaginations; each page is a beautiful, questioning composition of the self. \u003ci\u003eThe Position of Spoons\u003c\/i\u003e is full of wisdom and astonishments and brings us into intimate conversation with one of our most insightful, intellectually curious writers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Levy\u003c\/b\u003e writes fiction, plays, and poetry. Her work has been staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company, broadcast on the BBC, and widely translated. She is the author of several highly praised novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Saw Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (long-listed for the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003eHot Milk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e (both Man Booker Prize finalists), \u003ci\u003eThe Unloved, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBilly and Girl\u003c\/i\u003e; the acclaimed story collection \u003ci\u003eBlack Vodka\u003c\/i\u003e; and a three-part autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThings I Don't Want to Know\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Living\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReal Estate\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375076065458,"sku":"9780374614973","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f0db1216008225a4c35c019ade986ffa.webp?v=1777684654","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-position-of-spoons-and-other-intimacies-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}