Nightwood is not only a classic of modernist literature, but was also acknowledged by T.
Now recognised as a twentieth-century classic, the influence of Djuna Barnes's novel has been, and continues to be, exceptional..
Barnes told a friend that Nightwood was written with her own blood 'while it was still running.'
That flowing wound was the breakup of an eight-year relationship with the love of her life.
Eliot admired Djuna Barnes' rich, evocative language.
Eliot as one of the great novels of the 20th century.
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Nightwood is not only a classic of modernist literature, but was also acknowledged by T