Nightwood
Nightwoodis not only a classic of lesbian literature, but was also acknowledged by no less thanT. S. Eliotas one of the great novels of the 20th century. Eliot admired Djuna Barnes' rich, evocative language. Lesbian readers will admire the exquisite craftsmanship and Barnes' penetrating insights into obsessive passion. Barnes told a friend thatNightwoodwas written with her own blood "while it was still running." That flowing wound was the breakup of an eight-year relationship with the lesbian love of her life.