Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman

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Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman

Traces the evolution of lesbian identity and subcultures from the early years of the century to the diversity of today's lifestyles. Faderman uses journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, new accounts, novels, medical literature and personal interviews with lesbians of all races, ages and classes.
Lillian Faderman is an internationally-known scholar of lesbian history and literature, as well as ethnic history and literature. Among her many honors are six Lambda Literary Awards, two American Library Association Awards, and several lifetime achievement awards for scholarship, including Yale University's James Brudner Award, the Monette/Horwitz Award, the Publishing Triangle Award, the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives Culture Hero Award, and the American Association of University Women's Distinguished Senior Scholar Award. The New York Times named two of her books, Surpassing the Love of Men and Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers on its Notable Books of the Year list.
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ISBN 13 9780140171228
ISBN 10 0140171223
Title Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
Author Lillian Faderman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1992-06-04
Number of pages 400
Prizes Winner of Lambda Literary Awards (Editor's Choice) 1991
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.