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Jenny Diski
By the Author
Apology For The Woman Writing
Marie de Gournay was eighteen when she read, and was overwhelmed by, the essays of the French philosopher Montaigne. She had to be revived with…
On Trying To Keep Still
Jenny Diski's attempt to keep still and mentally idle resulted in a year in which she travelled to New Zealand, spent two months almost alone…
What I Don't Know About Animals
What does Jenny Diski know about animals? She's really not sure. She remembers the animal books she read in her childhood; the cartoons she watched;…
After These Things
Continuing with her narration of the story of the Patriarchs in the Book of Genesis, After These Things is an account of the relationship between…
Skating To Antarctica
This strange and brilliant book recounts Jenny Diski's journey to Antarctica last year, intercut with another journey into her own heart and soul...a book of…
Stranger On A Train
In spite of the fact that her idea of travel is to stay home with the phone off the hook, Jenny Diski takes a trip…
A View From The Bed And Other Observations
As a general rule I try to maintain a balanced and realistic approach to life. I'm convinced that the best place for a rabbit's foot…
Nothing Natural
Nothing Natural centres with illuminating precision on a sado-masochistic relationship. Rachel is in her thirties, a single parent admired by her friends for her self-sufficiency…
Only Human: A Divine Comedy
Having seen enough of the results of autonomy and imagination with Adam and Eve, and dull obedience in the shape of the dutiful Noah, God…