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Djuna Barnes
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American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982)

Also known as: Lydia Steptoe, Джуна Барнс, جونا بارنز, 주나 반스, ジューナ・バーンズ, 祖娜·巴恩斯

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Known works

  • Nightwood
  • Ladies Almanach
  • Smoke, and other early stories
  • Interviews
  • The collected poems