Bibliograph

Women who write are dangerous, Stefan Bollmann ; foreword by Francine Prose

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Women who write are dangerous, Stefan Bollmann ; foreword by Francine Prose

Language

eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women who write are dangerous

Responsibility statement

Stefan Bollmann ; foreword by Francine Prose

Summary

"This sequel to the best-selling Women Who Read are Dangerous features portraits and profiles of forty-seven trailblazing women authors past and present. It will offer insight, inspiration - and a little danger - to every reader." -- from back cover

Table Of Contents

Foreword by Francine Prose -- The fight with the angel -- Introduction -- The ancestors of women who write -- The map of love -- Alternative worlds of feeling -- Masterful men and womanly women -- The discovery of childhood -- From pure of heart to fiery rebellion -- Eccentric orbits -- Writing to live and living to write -- Women of courage -- Writing as resistance -- Reinventing a life -- In Paris and New York -- Women's voices in world literature -- Love and art are the same the world over

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