Let me alone

Anna Kavan

Translated by Claire Malroux earliest edition we have, 1974 Presses de la Renaissance, 1981 319 pages

Anna Kavan's reputation is escalating internationally, and translations of her books are appearing in many languages. This early novel is therefore of especial interest, as an account of personal stresses which she was later to use and develop in more subjective and experimental ways. Indeed, it was the name of the central character of Let Me Alone that the author chose when she changed her name as a writer (and her...

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Laissez-moi ma solitude edition · 1993 · 10/18 · 347 pages · 9782264016898
Laissez-moi ma solitude edition · 1981 · Presses de la Renaissance · 319 pages · 9782856162071
Let me alone hardcover · 1974 · Peter Owen · 320 pages · 9780720602432

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