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ⓘ About Deborah Levy
Her family emigrated to London in the year 1968, first living in Wembley before she moved to Petts Wood. Her parents divorced in the year 1974. Deborah was educated at St Olave’s and St Saviour’s School, Southwark, and later at Hampstead School. She then attended Dartington College of Arts, which she was inspired to go to by Derek Jarman, whom she met during her time working at Notting Hill’s Gate Cinema as an usher. After she left Dartington in the year 1981, Deborah wrote many plays. She was also writer and director for Man Act Theatre Company. Originally, she wrote for theater only, with her plays being staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company, before she focused on writing prose fiction.
All Book Series by Deborah Levy
My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2026
The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2023
The BBC National Short Story Award 2010
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2010 Anthology · Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor
The BBC National Short Story Award 2011
Book 2 of 15 · published 2011 Anthology · Alison MacLeod,M.J. Hyland,Jon McGregor,K.J. Orr,Sue MacGregor
The BBC International Short Story Award 2012
Book 3 of 15 · published 2012 Co-authored · Miroslav Penkov,Carrie Tiffany,M.J. Hyland,Clive Anderson,Lucy Caldwell,Henrietta Rose-Innes,Julian Gough,Chris Womersley,Krys Lee,Adam Ross
The BBC National Short Story Award 2013
Book 4 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Lionel Shriver,Sarah Hall,Lavinia Greenlaw,Lucy Wood
The BBC National Short Story Award 2014
Book 5 of 15 · published 2014 Anthology · Tessa Hadley,Lionel Shriver,Zadie Smith,Rose Tremain,Francesca Rhydderch,Alan Yentob
The BBC National Short Story Award 2015
Book 6 of 15 · published 2015 Anthology · Jeremy Page
BBC National Short Story Award 2016
Book 7 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · Hilary Mantel,Claire-Louise Bennett,Lavinia Greenlaw,Tahmima Anam,Jenni Murray,K.J. Orr
The BBC National Short Story Award 2017
Book 8 of 15 · published 2017 Anthology · Joanna Trollope,Helen Oyeyemi,Jenni Fagan,Benjamin Markovits,Will Eaves,Cynan Jones
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018
Book 9 of 15 · published 2018 Anthology · Kerry Andrew,Sarah Hall,Ingrid Persaud,Nell Stevens,Kiare Ladner,Stig Abell
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019
Book 10 of 15 · published 2019 Anthology · Lucy Caldwell,Jo Lloyd,Lynda Clark,Jacqueline Crooks,Nikki Bedi
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020
Book 11 of 15 · published 2020 Anthology · Eley Williams,Sarah Hall,Caleb Azumah Nelson,Jan Carson,Jack Houston
The BBC National Short Story Award 2021
Book 12 of 15 · published 2021 Anthology · Danny Rhodes,James Runcie,Richard Smyth,Lucy Caldwell,Rory Gleeson,Georgina Harding
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022
Book 13 of 15 · published 2022 Anthology · Kerry Andrew,Elizabeth Day,Jenn Ashworth,Anna Bailey,Vanessa Onwuemezi,Saba Sams
The BBC National Short Story Award 2023
Book 14 of 15 · published 2023 Anthology · Kamila Shamsie,NickMulgrew,NaomiWood,CheriseSaywell,KPatrick,Reeta Chakrabarti
The BBC National Short Story Award 2024
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024 Anthology · Lucy Caldwell,Ross Raisin,Will Boast,Manish Chauhan,Paddy O’Connell,Vee Walker
The Making of Americans
Series opener · book 1 of 28 · published 1925 Anthology · Gertrude Stein
La familia de Pascual Duarte / The Family of Pascual Duarte
Book 4 of 28 · published 1942 Anthology · Anthony Kerrigan,Camilo José Cela
Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias
Book 5 of 28 · published 1945 Anthology · Mark Van Doren,Marguerite Young
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Book 7 of 28 · published 1965 Anthology · Marguerite Young
Europeana
Book 12 of 28 · published 2001 Anthology · Patrik Ouředník,Gerald Turner
La Batarde
Book 16 of 28 · published 2023 Anthology · Violette Leduc,Derek Coltman
Nobodaddy's Children
Book 17 of 28 · published 2023 Anthology · John E. Woods,Arno Schmidt
Zoo, or Letters Not about Love
Book 19 of 28 · published 2024 Multi-author collection
Tomb for Boris Davidovich
Book 20 of 28 · published 2024 Anthology · Danilo Kiš
Cobra
Book 21 of 28 · published 2025 Anthology · Suzanne Jill Levine,Severo Sarduy,James McCourt
Log of the S.S. The Mrs Unguentine
Book 23 of 28 · published 2025 Anthology · Stanley Crawford
Killoyle: An Irish Farce
Book 27 of 28 · published 2026 Anthology · Roger Boylan
AVA
Latest in the series · book 28 of 28 · published 2026 Anthology · Carole Maso,Jamie Hood
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Deborah Levy?
Her family emigrated to London in the year 1968, first living in Wembley before she moved to Petts Wood. Her parents divorced in the year 1974. Deborah was educated at St Olave's and St Saviour's School, Southwark, and later at Hampstead School.
Which Deborah Levy series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dalkey Archive Essentials series, the earliest of Deborah Levy's multi-book series: it opens with The Making of Americans (1925) and runs to 28 books across 1925–2026, ending with AVA (2026). Deborah Levy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Deborah Levy written?
Deborah Levy has 68 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1925 and 2026. 46 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Dalkey Archive Essentials series with 28 books — and 22 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Deborah Levy's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Deborah Levy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dalkey Archive Essentials (1925–2026, 28 books) and Living Autobiography (2013–2021, 3 books).
How are Deborah Levy's books organised into series?
This guide splits Deborah Levy's 68 books into 3 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dalkey Archive Essentials (28 books, 1925–2026); Living Autobiography (3 books, 2013–2021); The BBC National Short Story Award (15 books, 2010–2024).