3.5
Ryder
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Lesbian poet, journalist, and illustrator Djuna Barnes's debut novel was a sensation when it was originally published in 1928. A bawdy parody of patriarchal repression, the book was heavily censored upon its release in America. An exploration of sexuality that is thought to be based on Barnes's own life, the novel depicts a family headed by polygamist Wendell Ryder through the eyes of his daughter, Julia. Employing a variety of literary styles, from parable, poetry, sentimental fiction, and drama, Barnes satirizes masculinity and femininity in one of modern literature's first and best examinations of gender and power dynamics.
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About Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes was an American modernist writer and visual artist. Her hugely successful novel
(1936) has become a cult classic of lesbian fiction. Barnes began her career as a journalist and illustrator for the
in 1913. Within a year, Barnes was a highly-sought features reporter and interviewer whose work appeared in the New York City’s leading newspapers and periodicals. Later, Barnes became part of Greenwich Village’s Bohemian community and began publishing her prose, poems, illustrations, and one-act plays in both avant-garde literary journals and popular magazines. She published her first illustrated volume of poetry,
, in 1915. In 1921, she left New York for Paris, where she published three more works:
(1923),
(1928), and
(1928).
Other books by Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes was an American modernist writer and visual artist. Her hugely successful novel
(1936) has become a cult classic of lesbian fiction. Barnes began her career as a journalist and illustrator for the
in 1913. Within a year, Barnes was a highly-sought features reporter and interviewer whose work appeared in the New York City’s leading newspapers and periodicals. Later, Barnes became part of Greenwich Village’s Bohemian community and began publishing her prose, poems, illustrations, and one-act plays in both avant-garde literary journals and popular magazines. She published her first illustrated volume of poetry,
, in 1915. In 1921, she left New York for Paris, where she published three more works:
(1923),
(1928), and
(1928).
Other books by Djuna Barnes
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