Black Vodka, English edition

Deborah Levy, 1959 in Südafrika geboren, lebt als Autorin in London. Nach einigen Prosaarbeiten schrieb sie vor allem Drehbücher und Theaterstücke, die unter anderem von der Royal Shakespeare Company aufgeführt wurden.

'Levy's strength is her originality of thought and expression.' Jeanette Winterson 'Deborah Levy is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary British fiction, and her new collection,Black Vodka, delivers the sophisticated and astringent tone her readers have long come to expect.' Lauren Elkin, TLS "These tales of unconventional love reinforce her reputation as a major contemporary writer who never pulls her punches". Julia Pascal, Independent "Levy's sparse, elegant, uneasy stories gain poetic, faintly surreal effects from striking details...these tales are shot through with "stylish angst"." Phil Baker, Sunday Times Culture "There's no arguing with the poetry of Levy's prose... Levy's pen is a volatile weapon'. Lucy Scholes, Observer "Elegantly conceived and executed stories...She is a skilled wordsmith and creates an array of intense emotions and moods in precise, controlled prose.' Lucy Popescu, Independent on Sunday 'Fabulously jolting', 'accomplished and uncanny', 'The strange, unpredictable journey is worth it.' Alex Clark, Guardian 'Levy's sinister, near-private language' provides 'more signs that her work is mellowing - these ominous, odd, erotic stories burrow deep into your brain.' Anthony Cummins, Financial Times 'This collection includes nine other stories: tales of strangers in not-so-strange lands (Levy's settings range across Europe), of chance encounters, crackling attraction and unsettling transformations. Elliptical yet penetrating, these deftlyexecuted stories are quick to read, yet satisfyingly enigmatic.' The Lady 'Deborah Levy's storytelling is allusive, elliptical and disturbing. Her touch is gentle, often funny and always acute. ' Julia Pascal, Independent 'There is a sexy hauteur in Deborah Levy's prose reminis- cent of the voice of Marianne Faithfull. The rasping, deadpan delivery of these ten new stories emit a dreamy harshness at once jaded and invigorating.' Catherine Taylor, New Statesman