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Not One Day

An intimate exploration of love and desire

Anne Garreta author Emma Ramadan translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Deep Vellum Publishing

Published:13th Apr '23

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In Not One Day, Anne Garréta intimately explores memory and desire through reflections on past relationships, showcasing her unique narrative style and emotional depth.

In Not One Day, Anne Garréta offers a profound exploration of memory, fantasy, love, and desire through her unique lens as a member of the Oulipo literary group. The narrative unfolds as Garréta embarks on a personal journey, vowing to write daily about a woman from her past. This commitment leads her to revisit the intimate moments and fleeting connections that have shaped her experiences of love and longing.

The book is a masterclass in experimental queer feminist writing, showcasing Garréta's ability to weave together the threads of her past relationships with exquisite elegance. Each chapter serves as a poignant reflection on the complexities of human connection, capturing the essence of both passion and heartache. Through her evocative prose, readers are invited to experience the intensity of her memories, which are filled with both desire and loss.

Not One Day stands out not only for its literary merit but also for its recognition, having won the 2018 Albertine Prize and being a finalist for several prestigious awards. The new edition of this work brings Garréta's sensual portrayal of past trysts to a wider audience, ensuring that her intimate exploration of love remains relevant and impactful for contemporary readers.

One of Literary Hub's "30 Books We're Looking Forward To" in 2017

Recommended in CLMP’s 2020 "Reading List for Pride Month & Beyond"

Selected by Words Without Borders as one of "8 Queer Books in Translation to Read for Pride Month 2020"

Recommended in Flavorwire’s “22 Essential Women Writers to Read in Translation”

One of The New Yorker's "Best Books We Read in 2021"

"I could smother the book with adoration—it is aching and maddening, intelligent and wildly sexy. But it would be simpler to say that reading it is like meeting someone new and feeling the world come undone. Here is a book that insists that the desire for fiction, for its mimicry and its mirage, is indistinguishable from the desire for another person." —Merve Emre, The New Yorker

“Winner of the Prix Medicis, this intense collection of Garreta’s memories of past loves—written under strict Oulipian constraints—is at times at once tender, bitter, and intimate.” Literary Hub

“Garréta more or less perfected the post-modern confessional, doing so with a self-awareness that many authors fail to accomplish… Not One Day is a casual revelation; a delight.” —Sean Redmond, fields Magazine

“Deep Vellum has brought out one of the best books I’ve read this year, one whose compact nature contains more room inside than might be guessed from its modest exterior. Happily, Anne Garréta’s ambition is to create books that are not the products of an assembly line.” —Jeff Bursey, The Winnipeg Review

ISBN: 9781646052059

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

168 pages