Lit in Translation

Marie Darrieussecq

Born 1969 · France

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Warwick Prize 2024 · Shortlist

    Sleepless

    Pas dormir

    Marie Darrieussecq · 52 when first published

    Nonfiction · 320 pages · Autofiction

    Translated by Penny Hueston

    AI-generated summary:A writer who has suffered from insomnia for years recounts two decades of remedies, from sleeping pills and meditation to shamanism and technology, while asking who it is that stays awake when she cannot sleep.