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Barbara Grier
Standard Name: Grier, Barbara
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Patricia Highsmith | PH
was aware of her lesbianism, she said in her private papers, from the age of six. At twelve she felt she was a boy in a girl's body (though her appearance was pretty and... |
| Friends, Associates | Maureen Duffy | At this time she was friendly with a group of writers connected with the Royal Court Theatre
, and also with authors J. G. Farrell
and Heathcote Williams
, and with publisher Graham Nicol
... |
| Literary responses | Patricia Highsmith | When Barbara Grier
found the book in a Kansas department store in 1952, she was thrilled: It was a very upbeat, pro-lesbian book, which in itself was a miracle. |
| Publishing | Patricia Highsmith | Harper
rejected this novel, and it came out pseudonymously from Coward-McCann
as The Price of Salt. A paperback followed in 1953, in which the work sold more than a million. Dirda, Michael. “This Woman Is Dangerous”. The Guardian, p. between pp. 12 and 13. between 12 and 13 |
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