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Djuna Barnes

Born

in Cornwall-on-Hudson, The United States

June 12, 1892

Died

June 18, 1982

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Gay & Lesbian

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Barnes has been cited as an influence by writers as diverse as Truman Capote, William Goyen, Isak Dinesen, John Hawkes, Bertha Harris and Anaïs Nin. Writer 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, ...more

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Average rating: 3.63 · 14,792 ratings · 1,674 reviews · 94 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nightwood by Djuna Barnes, Jeanette Winterson (Preface), T.S. Eliot (Introduction) 3.62 avg rating — 11,742 ratings — published 1936 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ladies Almanack 3.61 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 1928 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lydia Steptoe Stories 3.40 avg rating — 421 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Repulsive Women: 8 Rhythms and 5 Drawings 3.62 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 1989 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ryder by Djuna Barnes, Paul West (Foreword) 3.63 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 1928 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoke: And Other Early Stories 3.70 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1917 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spillway and Other Stories 3.66 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1923 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Stories 3.77 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Antiphon 3.64 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1958 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Works of Djuna Barnes 3.81 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.”
― Djuna Barnes

tags: jungism, personhood, shadow-self

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“The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.”
― Djuna Barnes, Nightwood

tags: pain

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“I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed.”
― Djuna Barnes, Nightwood

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It has come to our attention that there are no major works by women on our schedule for quite a stretch, though many of our members had great plans in this regard for 2015.
If interested, make your pick, and we'll slot it in for around June/July 2016.

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

11 votes, 26.8%

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

8 votes, 19.5%

Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar

7 votes, 17.1%

Nightwood by Djuna Barnes

7 votes, 17.1%

American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings by Zitkala-Ša

4 votes, 9.8%

The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

2 votes, 4.9%

The Hunger Angel by Herta Müller

1 vote, 2.4%

The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi

1 vote, 2.4%

The Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf

0 votes, 0.0%

Novel Without a Name byDương Thu Hương

0 votes, 0.0%

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