Barnes, Djuna

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Dates:
Birth 1892-06-12
Death 1982-06-18
Gender:
Female
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Djuna Barnes provided a highly creative presence in the Paris literary scene of the 1920s. An author and artist, she exhibited wildly original creative gifts, culminating in her provocative and influential novel, Nightwood. Soon after the success of Nightwood, however, she stopped writing, eventually returning to New York, where she lived the rest of her life as a near-recluse in her Greenwich Village apartment.

From the description of Djuna Barnes contributions to Bruno's Weekly, 1916. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 55850181

Author.

From the description of Djuna Barnes play script, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453355

Avant-garde American author, poet, and playwright.

From the description of Papers. 1820-1982. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23685681

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