Nightwood
by Djuna Barnes
Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbianpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosiontroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn unsavoury novel that is stirring, serious and original. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
"At Nightwood's center are the love affairs of Robin Vote - a character based on Barnes's lover, Thelma Wood. Robin marries Felix Volkbein, an eccentric aristocrat, whom she meets in Paris, and whom she abandons years later for the American Nora Flood. But Nora cannot contain Robin, either, and Robin in turn deserts her for the larcenous Jenny Petherbridge.
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- Author
- Djuna Barnes
- Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 191
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- Source
- Open Library
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