Told in a series of cascading vignettes, featuring a multitude of voices, ‘After Sappho’ is Selby Wynn Schwartz’s joyous reimagining of the lives of a brilliant group of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early 20th century as they battle for control over their lives; for liberation and for justice.
After Sappho
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Description
It’s 1895. Amid laundry and bruises, Rina Pierangeli Faccio gives birth to the child of the man who raped her – and who she has also been forced to marry. Unbroken, she determines to change her name; and her life, alongside it. 1902. Romaine Brooks sails for Capri. She has barely enough money for the ferry, nothing for lunch; her paintbrushes are bald and clotted… But she is sure she can sell a painting – and is fervent in her belief that the island is detached from all fates she has previously suffered. …In 1923, Virginia Woolf writes: I want to make life fuller – and fuller. Told in a series of cascading vignettes, featuring a multitude of voices, After Sappho is Selby Wynn Schwartz’s joyous reimagining of the lives of a brilliant group of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early 20th century as they battle for control over their lives; for liberation and for justice. Sarah Bernhard – Colette – Eleanora Duse – Lina Poletti – Josephine Baker – Virginia
Additional information
| Weight | 0.298 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 21.6 × 14 × 2.5 cm |
| Book_author | Schwartz, Selby Wynn |
| Publisher | Galley Beggar Press |
| Imprint | Galley Beggar Press |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 288 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback original |
| Dewey | 813.6 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
