Djuna Barnes
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Djuna Barnes was an American modernist writer, journalist, and artist best known for her avant-garde novel "Nightwood" and her central role in the bohemian literary circles of early 20th-century Paris.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ modernist writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James Joyce
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Natalie Clifford Barney ⓘ Parisian expatriate community ⓘ Peggy Guggenheim ⓘ T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-06-18 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Nightwood was praised by T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Art Students League of New York
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Pratt Institute (Brooklyn campus) ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt Institute
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| familyName | Barnes ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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journalism ⓘ modernist fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Djuna ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | LGBT literary canon ⓘ |
| hasPartInBibliography |
plays
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poetry collections ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| influenced |
modernist writers and critics
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queer literature ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | bohemian literary circles in Paris ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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modernism ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| name | Djuna Barnes self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | depictions of lesbian and queer relationships in literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ladies Almanack
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Nightwood ⓘ Ryder ⓘ Spillway ⓘ The Antiphon ⓘ The Book of Repulsive Women ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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illustrator ⓘ journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Lost Generation
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surface form:
Lost Generation literary scene
modernist literary movement in Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cornwall-on-Hudson
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surface form:
Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
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| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | raised in an unconventional, non-orthodox household ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenwich Village
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surface form:
Greenwich Village, New York City
Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | bisexual ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| workedAs |
feature writer
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illustrator for magazines ⓘ newspaper reporter ⓘ |
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