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In this groundbreaking study of one of the most significant writers of recent times, leading Levy expert Dr Michael Perfect offers comprehensive analyses of all five of Levy’s novels, and brings to light fascinating discoveries from her personal archive. Perfect’s account is authoritative yet accessible, scholarly yet personal. As well as exploring her writing from a range of literary-critical perspectives, the book charts Levy’s rise from humble beginnings to literary luminary, and argues that she is the greatest British novelist of her generation.
Price: £35.00
Pages: 352
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Series: Contemporary British Novelists
Publication Date:
01 September 2026
ISBN: 9781526121769
Format: Hardcover
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‘This is a significant book and represents sustained research of the highest quality. It is likely to be a landmark publication in future Levy, Black British, and postcolonial literary scholarship.’
—Sarah Lawson Welsh, York St John University
Michael Perfect is a Reader in Contemporary Literature and Culture at Liverpool John Moores University
Foreword – Bill Mayblin
Introduction: Levy’s Vitality
1 Every Light in the House Burnin’
2 Never Far from Nowhere
3 Fruit of the Lemon
4 Small Island
5 The Long Song
Afterword
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