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On Trying to Keep Still (Paperback)

by Jenny Diski (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition edition (1 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844080161
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844080168
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 11.4 x 2.8 cm
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  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 300,561 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'On Trying to Keep Still is unflaggingly engaging. It is also very funny' Sophie Ratcliffe, New Statesman 'A brave and moving admission of a way of life that society isn't geared up to cope with, a poignant read illuminated by flashes of humour' Herald 'More please' Independent ?a remarkable, original, often funny, truly moving, journey' Independent on Sunday While much of the collection revolves around Diski's attempt to exercise her stupor to its fullest degree, there is nothing lazy about her writing. Combining philosophy with travelogue and personal memoir - in particular, memories of her difficult childho


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