Vivid and Repulsive as the Truth: The Early Works of Djuna Barnes

by Djuna Barnes and Katharine Maller

Book Overview

The self-described "most famous unknown author in the world," Djuna Barnes (1892 - 1982) is increasingly regarded as an important voice of feminism, modernism, and lesbian culture. Best remembered for her 1936 novel Nightwood, Barnes began her career by writing poetry, short stories, and articles for avant-garde literary journals as well as popular magazines. She took the grotesque nature of reality as her recurrent theme, a pessimistic world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048680559X
• ISBN13: 9780486805597
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.9"