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First published January 1, 1994
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Djuna Barnes
84 books568 followersDjuna Barnes was an artist, illustrator, journalist, playwright, and poet associated with the early 20th-century Greenwich Village bohemians and the Modernist literary movement.
Barnes has been cited as an influence by writers as diverse as Truman Capote, William Goyen, Isak Dinesen, John Hawkes, and Anaïs Nin. Bertha Harris described her work as "practically the only available expression of lesbian culture we have in the modern western world" since Sappho.
Barnes played an important part in the development of 20th century English language modernist writing and was one of the key figures in 1920s and 30s bohemian Paris after filling a similar role in the Greenwich Village of the teens. Her novel Nightwood became a cult work of modern fiction, helped by an introduction by T. S. Eliot. It stands out today for its portrayal of lesbian themes and its distinctive writing style. Since Barnes's death, interest in her work has grown and many of her books are back in print.
Barnes has been cited as an influence by writers as diverse as Truman Capote, William Goyen, Isak Dinesen, John Hawkes, and Anaïs Nin. Bertha Harris described her work as "practically the only available expression of lesbian culture we have in the modern western world" since Sappho.
Barnes played an important part in the development of 20th century English language modernist writing and was one of the key figures in 1920s and 30s bohemian Paris after filling a similar role in the Greenwich Village of the teens. Her novel Nightwood became a cult work of modern fiction, helped by an introduction by T. S. Eliot. It stands out today for its portrayal of lesbian themes and its distinctive writing style. Since Barnes's death, interest in her work has grown and many of her books are back in print.
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March 22, 2023
Somos tan leves en el Universo que me ha maravillado conocer las historias de estas estrellas del espectáculo y la economía de la noche de finales del XIX y principios del XX. La mayoría desconocidas aunque hay nombres archiconocidos (Coco Chanel, Joyce) otros no han llegado a nosotras a pesar de ser el equivalente de portadas del Hola de la época. ¡Qué rápida pasa nuestra estela!
Con un estilo más de perfil y no de entrevista, con una presencia clara pero nada protagónica de Barnes, sus entrevistadxs lanzan frases lapidarias, consejos vitales y visiones de su mundo con una frescura que sinceramente es difícil ya de encontrar.
Me ha costado terminarlo porque en realidad quería leer una novela y me he atascado en esta sucesión de perfiles pero creo que es un libro perfecto para acompañar trayectos en transporte o leer unas pocas páginas antes de ir a dormir.
Con un estilo más de perfil y no de entrevista, con una presencia clara pero nada protagónica de Barnes, sus entrevistadxs lanzan frases lapidarias, consejos vitales y visiones de su mundo con una frescura que sinceramente es difícil ya de encontrar.
Me ha costado terminarlo porque en realidad quería leer una novela y me he atascado en esta sucesión de perfiles pero creo que es un libro perfecto para acompañar trayectos en transporte o leer unas pocas páginas antes de ir a dormir.
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