{"product_id":"ladies-almanack-paperback-1","title":"Ladies Almanack - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDjuna Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDjuna Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eSarah Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"striking lesbian manifesto and a deft parody\" by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNightwood. \u003c\/i\u003e(-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly 100 years after its original 1928 publication\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esent shockwaves through the literary scene, \u003ci\u003eLadies Almanack \u003c\/i\u003ereigns 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.Arranged 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\u003ewith the literary wit and wordplay of Shakespeare. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDjuna Barnes\u003c\/strong\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 \u003cem\u003eNightwood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRyder\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLadies Almanack.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44828357558374,"sku":"9781628975581","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dSQNDrRU0x9781628975581.webp?v=1772049311","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/ladies-almanack-paperback-1","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}