Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Djuna Barnes
Born: June 12, 1892
Died: June 18, 1982 (aged 90)
Bio: Djuna Barnes was an American writer and artist best known for her novel Nightwood, a cult classic of lesbian fiction and an important work of modernist literature.
Known for:
- Ladies Almanack (1928)
- The book of repulsive women (1915)
- The Antiphon (1958)
- Smoke, and other early stories (1982)
- Poe's Mother
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