Emily Rhodes

The stuff of everyday life: Real Estate, by Deborah Levy, reviewed

In her third volume of autobiography, Levy reveals her talent for unearthing the extraordinary beneath the mundane

Deborah Levy. Credit: Getty Images 
issue 22 May 2021

Real Estate is the third and concluding volume of Deborah Levy’s ground-breaking ‘Living Autobiography’. Fans of Levy’s alluring, highly allusive fiction will appreciate the insights into her life; moreover, anyone with an ounce of curiosity will be fascinated by her compelling tour of city streets, island rocks and meandering diversions into ideas from a wealth of writers and artists.

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