Alison Hennegan
Author of The Lesbian Pillow Book
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- Canonical name
- Hennegan, Alison
- Birthdate
- 1948
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- University of Cambridge (Girton College)
- Occupations
- Lecturer (University of Cambridge)
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- #204,136
- Rating
- 3.5
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- 2
This is a very different anthology from Lilian Faderman's [equally excellent] Chloe Plus Olivia. Faderman organizes her selections around how lesbianism is/may be perceived through history, and as such it is a fabulous collection for any reader pining for a lesbian literary inundation. Hennegan's anthology speaks to a different and less direct mood. It's an anthology for those who have ever clutched at lines and ambiguous turns of phrases in order to find themselves and to find other women like them within literature.
Both collections are excellent, and both are recommended.… (more)