Young Bloomsbury
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Surprisingly little has been written about second-generation Bloomsbury who tantalised the original ‘Bloomsburies’ at Gordon Square parties with their captivating looks and provocative ideas. ‘Young Bloomsbury’ introduces us to an extraordinarily colourful cast of characters, including novelist and music critic Eddy Sackville-West, ‘who wore elaborate make-up and dressed in satin and black velvet’; sculptor Stephen Tomlin; and writer Julia Strachey. Talented and productive, these larger-than-life figures had high-achieving professional lives and extremely complicated emotional lives.
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‘I wanted to climb inside this book and live there’ PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE
‘This witty, fascinating book is a delight. Read it’ MIRIAM MARGOLYES
‘Superb, sparky and reflective’ The Spectator
‘Gender fluidity? Pansexuality? Throuples? Chosen families? Cross-dressing? Kinks? Young Bloomsbury explores a place and time when queer life blossomed’ Washington Post
Controversial before the First World War, the Bloomsbury Group became notorious in the 1920s. New members joined their ranks, pushing at boundaries, flouting conventions, and spurring their seniors to new heights of creative activity. Bloomsbury had always celebrated sexual equality and freedom in private, but this younger generation brought their transgressive lifestyles out into the open. Nino Strachey reveals a vivid history surprisingly relevant to our present day.
‘One comes away slightly breathless with the sense of having left an excellent party full of wit and intrigue’ TLS
‘Highly entertaining and pacy, a must for Bloomsbury fans, young or old.’ Country Life
| Weight | 0.272 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.6 × 12.8 × 2.6 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | xv, 335 , 16 unnumbered of plates |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 700.92242 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
