Published together for the first time, this collection features work from 1914 to the 1970s--many pieces first appearing in pamphlets and literary journals in New York and Paris--including illustrations by the author.

"Nightwood" was acknowledged by T S Eliot as one of the great novels of the 20th-century.

The self-described "most famous unknown author in the world," Djuna Barnes (1892 - 1982) is increasingly regarded as an important voice of feminism, modernism, and lesbian culture. Best remembered for her 1936 novel Nightwood, Barnes began her career by writing poetry, short stories, and articles for avant-garde literary journals as well as popular magazines. She took the grotesque nature of reality as her recurrent theme, a pessimistic world view frequently brightened by her sparkling wit.
A longtime resident of Greenwich Village, Barnes drew inspiration from the bustling streets...

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.