Women of the Left Bank : Paris, 1900-1940

Benstock, Shari

Women of the Left Bank : Paris, 1900-1940 / Shari Benstock - 518 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map

Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-508) and index.

Part I. Discoveries Women of the Left Bank Secret passages : the Faubourg St. Germain Simultaneous existences : four lives in St. Germain From the left bank to the Upper East Side : Janet Flanner's letter from Paris Part II. Settlements Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas : Rue de Fleurus Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier : Rue de l'Odeon Djuna Barnes : Rue St. Romain Natalie Barny : Rue Jacob Part III. Crossroads H. D. and Bryher : en passant At the sign of the printing press : the role of small presses and little magazines Paris transfer : the 1930's The city they left

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Literature--Women authors--History
Women--France--Paris
Paris (France)--Foreign population--History

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