Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Brown girl, brownstones Brown girl, brownstones Paule Marshall "Set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II, this is the story of a Selina Boyce, the daughter of Barbadian immigrants. She is caught between the struggles of her hard-working, ambitious … OL15829612W
The Opoponax The Opoponax Monique Wittig Monique Wittig's first novel, *The Opoponax*, is about woman as girl. Told completely from inside the mind of a Catholic schoolgirl, it lays bare the violence of the girl underworld. OL15844406W
Zanān bidūn-i mardan Zanān bidūn-i mardan Shahrnush Parsipur This modern literary masterpiece follows the interwoven destinies of five women — including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a prostitute, and a school-teacher — as they arrive by different paths to … OL1938676W
Terminal Boredom Terminal Boredom David Boyd,Daniel Joseph,Sam Bett,Polly Barton "Born from the obsessive and highly idiosyncratic mind of a cult figure of the Japanese underground, these stories borrow themes and subjects familiar to readers of Philip K. Dick and fuses them with… OL24348102W
To write like a woman To write like a woman Joanna Russ From the back cover: Joanna Russ has written -- as novelist, short-story writer, and critic -- on science fiction, fantasy, and feminism. These essays reflect the breadth of Russ's critical work,… OL3332547W
Daughter of earth Daughter of earth Agnes Smedley,Agnes Smedley,Agnes Smedley A precious, priceless book-from the foreword by Alice Walker "An entire society is limned in the pages of this book ... The power of "Daughter of Earth" lies in the erotic heat which informs every pa… OL5278774W
Ariadne Ariadne June Rachuy Brindel Ariadne, Earth Goddess and queen of Crete, struggles to maintain her reign and looks to Theseus, prince of Athens, for help. OL5474320W
Rooms with a view Rooms with a view Giancarlo Lombardi "The ideal coexistence of the internal and external world, that of the emotions and that of politics, lies at the core of most feminist fictional diaries. This analysis of fictional journals aims at … OL6211864W
The Maid of the North The Maid of the North Ethel Johnston Phelps A collection of twenty-one folk and fairy tales from around the world featuring clever heroines. OL6332868W