The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

June 12, 2009

June 12, 1892

June 12, 1892 is the birthdate of Djuna Barnes, the American expatriot and writer. In her stories cats figure, as in this description:

So softly, little dusty footfalls, like a cat, a small, profound cat"

Barnes grew up in a Bohemian household and herself figured largely in the Bohemian Paris of the 20s and 30s. Her novel Nightwood is considered a cult classic, and T. S. Eliot wrote an introduction for it.
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