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After Sappho
by Selby Wynn Schwartz
This book is so far from my realm of reading and I’m so happy I picked it up.
Reviews on this are smart and insightful… mine maybe a little different haha…
A group of female trailblazers (Virginia Wolff, Natalie Barney, Romaine Brooks just to name a few) around the turn of the 20th century are the focus. They all have their moments alternating through these short vignettes giving you the briefest look into each of their stories. They are poets, actresses, writes, dancers and painters perceived at that time as volatile for having desires and dreams.
My piece of advice when picking up this uniquely formatted book, do not expect the norm. It read very much like a documentary the snippets gave off an interview vibe which made for short glimpses into the different characters and moments in time.
“When the stars came out she sang to them too, they were like starfish turned inside out, empty and bright.”
“There is always this risk, in life, that we have our parts in a tragedy and we do not know it.”
Reviews on this are smart and insightful… mine maybe a little different haha…
A group of female trailblazers (Virginia Wolff, Natalie Barney, Romaine Brooks just to name a few) around the turn of the 20th century are the focus. They all have their moments alternating through these short vignettes giving you the briefest look into each of their stories. They are poets, actresses, writes, dancers and painters perceived at that time as volatile for having desires and dreams.
My piece of advice when picking up this uniquely formatted book, do not expect the norm. It read very much like a documentary the snippets gave off an interview vibe which made for short glimpses into the different characters and moments in time.
“When the stars came out she sang to them too, they were like starfish turned inside out, empty and bright.”
“There is always this risk, in life, that we have our parts in a tragedy and we do not know it.”