{"product_id":"ladies-almanack-9781628975581","title":"Ladies Almanack","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly 100 years after its original 1928 publication sent shockwaves through the literary scene, Ladies Almanack reigns as a brilliant modernist composition and one of the most audacious lesbian texts of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 'striking lesbian manifesto and a deft parody' by the acclaimed author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightwood. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e–\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly 100 years after its original 1928 publication sent shockwaves through the literary scene, \u003ci\u003eLadies Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e reigns as a brilliant modernist composition and one of the most audacious lesbian texts of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. At once a scathing social satire and a love letter to the wealthy expatriates of Paris high society, the book delights in its cast of characters, who are clear analogues to Barnes’ lesbian literary contemporaries – and the book’s first readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArranged by month and written in a pastiche of Restoration literature, \u003ci\u003eLadies Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e records the life and lovers of Dame Evangeline Musset, a pseudonymous stand-in for Natalie Clifford Barney. Accompanied for the first time by Barnes’ original Elizabethan-style woodcut illustrations, this new edition also features a sharp, impassioned introduction by Sarah Schulman reflecting on the ways in which lesbian lives have changed – and haven’t – since the 1920s. After decades out of print, Dalkey Archive is proud to revive the \u003ci\u003eLadies Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e for contemporary readers: a classic that delivers all the salacious drama of \u003ci\u003eThe L Word\u003c\/i\u003e with the literary wit and wordplay of Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781628975581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Normal, IL, United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 20.3(H)x15.2(L)652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 652\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDjuna Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (1892-1982) is best known as the author of \u003ci\u003eNightwood\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the finest novels of the modernist period. She published works in virtually every genre: short stories, poetry, journalism, drama, and pastiche, often illustrated with her own drawings. A notorious figure in the 1920s and 1930s, she became a recluse in her later years and was largely forgotten. But since her death, a major biography and several critical studies have established her importance in 20th-century literature. Dalkey Archive Press has reissued her \u003ci\u003eNightwood, Ryder, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLadies Almanack.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, playwright, nonfiction writer, screenwriter, and AIDS historian. Her 21st book is \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLadies Almanack \u003c\/em\u003ebend[s] language to its whims as it feverishly chronicles the characters’ lust, longing, and elation… Imagine a fragmented literary romp full of bawdy allusions inspired by gossip from your snarkiest group chat.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Believer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Djuna Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49241059721433,"sku":"9781628975581","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781628975581.jpg?v=1789264378","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/ladies-almanack-9781628975581","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}