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Djuna Barnes's modernist lesbian lesbian /les·bi·an/ (lez´be-an)
1. pertaining to homosexuality between women.
2. a female homosexual.
les·bi·an
n.
A woman whose sexual orientation is to other women. classic gets a new preface pref·ace
n.
1.
a. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author.
b. An introductory section, as of a speech.
2. by
Jeanette Winterson Jeanette Winterson OBE (born August 27, 1959) is a British novelist.
Born in Manchester, she was adopted by a Pentecostal couple, who brought her up in Accrington, Lancashire, with ambitions for her to be a Christian missionary. .
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