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Things I Don't Want to Know: A Response to George Orwell's Why I Write Kiko Aebi heavens and hells believed in'Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly Subtle, unpredictable, surprising' Guardian Things I Don't Want to Know is the first in Deborah Levy's essential three part 'Living Autobiography' on writing and womanhood. Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life. With wit, clarity and calm brilliance, she considers how the