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Biography of Djuna Barnes

Djuna Barnes was an American writer who played a significant role in the development of English modernist literature in the 20th century and was considered one of the key figures of the Parisian bohemian scene in the 1920s and 1930s.

She was born in a log cabin near Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.

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Her paternal grandmother was a writer, journalist, and suffragist, while her father, Wald Barnes, was a musician and artist, although not particularly successful. Wald was a proponent of polygamy and married Djuna's mother in 1889, with his mistress, Fanny Clark, joining the family two years later. Djuna, the second oldest child, was heavily involved in household chores and caring for her younger siblings.

She received most of her education at home and at the age of 16, Djuna was sexually assaulted, allegedly by a neighbor with her father's acquiescence, according to some source Facts about Djuna Barnes: A Writer's Biography NEVEG