Things I don’t Want To Know is a very short « living autobiography, » as Deborah Levy, the author, calls it, and the first of a series of three books. In this first book, Levy tells about her childhood in South Africa and her family’s exile to England.
The writing is very British, with dry humour and much attention to details. Life, politics, school, and the world in general are described from the point of view of a child who loves to observe and think about what’s happening around her but who, of course, still has a limited understanding of why things happen the way they do. It’s funny and very touching and interesting, and a bit annoyingly short.
The narrator is excellent and is one of the reasons why I enjoyed this book and will definitely listen to the next ones.
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