From the award-winning writer, following her memoirs, Skating to Antarctica, Stranger on a Train, On Trying to Keep Still - a unique book about animal watching, out now in paperback.
Jenny Diski Books
July 8, 1947 – April 28, 2016
Jenny Diski was a British writer, known for her prolific contributions to both fiction and nonfiction. Her work consistently explored the intricacies of the human psyche and societal dynamics, offering readers profound insights. Diski's writing often delved into themes of solitude, identity, and the search for meaning in contemporary life. Her distinctive style, characterized by introspection and provocation, invited readers into deep contemplation.
On Trying To Keep Still
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
From the award-winning, fabulously unique writer - comes a most unusual series of journeys from Lapland to New Zealand to Somerset. Now in paperback. 'A luminous, brilliantly witty account of the trials of seeking stillnes' Joanna Kavenna, Telegraph
Jenny's pain and fury are still hot in this fascinating but uncomfortable read . Clear-sighted, defiant and written with Diski's customary furious elegance, it is a remarkable last word from a writer who survived to live and love, almost despite herself Jane Shilling, Daily Mail
Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told?: Essays
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The best of the indomitable Jenny Diski's essays, "an injection of grade-A intellectual adrenaline" (Vulture), selected by the legendary editor Mary-Kay Wilmers.
A sequel to her novel, ONLY HUMAN hailed by the Daily Telegraph as 'Not only human, but also divine
Stranger on a Train
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Using two cross-country trips on Amtrak as her narrative vehicles, British writer Jenny Diski connects the humming rails, taking her into the heart of America with the track-like scars leading back to her own past. As in the highly acclaimed Skating to Antarctica, Diski has created a seamless and seemingly effortless amalgam of reflections and revelation in a unique combination of travelogue and memoir.
Skating To Antarctica
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Skating to Antarctica' is both an intimate memoir and a captivating travelogue of a journey to the bottom of the world.
Exploring a complex love triangle, the narrative delves into the emotional turmoil when divine affection intertwines with human relationships. A man finds himself caught between his devotion to his wife and the unexpected love of God, leading to a profound examination of faith, desire, and the consequences of love that transcends earthly bounds. This poignant tale challenges the nature of love and loyalty, revealing the struggles faced when the divine intersects with the mundane.
Apology For The Woman Writing
- 282 pages
- 10 hours of reading
From the award-winning author of STRANGER ON A TRAIN and SKATING TO ANTARTICA, a extraordinary novel based on a real story
Nothing Natural
- 244 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Reissue of one of Jenny Diski's most powerful early novels, on the theme of power and collusion in a sado-masochistic relationship* New afterword from the author examining the passions her story roused in its readers schovat popis
