Scratches
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century
The Rules of the Game Series
This series delves into the depths of the human psyche, exploring the intricate connections between identity, memory, and the act of writing. The author boldly undertakes an autobiographical narrative, revealing personal traumas, sexual desires, and existential anxieties. The works are characterized by an introspective and raw style that draws the reader into an intimate world of struggle and self-examination.
Recommended Reading Order
- 1
- 2
Scraps
- 248 pages
- 9 hours of reading
The second volume of Michel Leiris's hugely influential four-volume autobiographical essay, available to English-language readers in a brilliant and sensitive translation by Lydia Davis
- 3
Fibrils
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A major publishing event: the third volume of Michel Leiris's renowned autobiography, now available in English for the first time in a brilliant translation by Lydia Davis