New York by Djuna Barnes
Published in newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1931, these pieces conjure up a magical, mythical city as Djuna Barnes is rescued by firemen, tangoed across the floor of local dancehalls, lectured to by suffragists and force-fed by the police. A reporter of real life, she goes in search of Chinatown, takes a boat trip round Manhattan Island, pursues a stone-cutter in the Bronx, and breakfasts in Bohemia with women who smoke a hundred cigarettes a day and spill their wine. From Brooklyn's Walkabout Market to the Hippodrome Circus, from a Long Island Boxing Club to the Italian theatre in the Bowery, from the beach of Coney Island to Greenwich Village with its recollections like ears filled with muted music, we are introduced to a New York of energy and eccentricity, a place where anything can happen and anything goes. The illustrations are by the author herself.
In addition to her work as a visual artist, Djuna Barnes (1892 - 1982) wrote poetry, plays, newspaper and magazine articles, and short stories. A longtime resident of Greenwich Village, Barnes is regarded as an important voice of feminism, modernism, and lesbian culture.
New York City-based writer Katharine Maller has edited several Dover titles, including The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories.
New York City-based writer Katharine Maller has edited several Dover titles, including The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781853811098 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853811092 |
| Title | New York |
| Author | Djuna Barnes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1990-01-11 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |