{"product_id":"virginias-sisters-an-anthology-of-womens-writing-9781912430789","title":"Virginia's Sisters: An Anthology of Women's Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating anthology of poetry and prose by leading feminist writers of the 20th century on the topic of women's freedom and the idea of the 'New Woman'. This international collection offers over 20 literary gems by favourite and newly rediscovered women writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected and introduced by Gabi Reigh who gives context to the selected contributions from women writers who were expressing their hopes for freedom and autonomy during the early part of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes stories and poems by well-known authors writing in English such as Virginia Woolf, Radclyffe Hall, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton, and Katherine Mansfield as well as many new translations of international women's writing from the same period. These include writers such as Antonia Pozzi, Maria Messina, Fani Popova Mutafova, Magda Isanos, Gabriela Mistral, Carmen de Burgos, Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, May Ziadeh, Yenta Serdatzky and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eList of authors and works included: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Woman\u003c\/em\u003e by Fani Popova-Mutafova (translated by Petya Pavlova)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThoughts\u003c\/em\u003e by Myra Viola Wilds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Governess\u003c\/em\u003e by Katherine Mansfield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVilla Myosotis\u003c\/em\u003e by Sorana Gurian (translated by Gabi Reigh)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mark on the Wall\u003c\/em\u003e by Virginia Woolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Ogilvy Finds Herself\u003c\/em\u003e [extract] by Radclyffe Hall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI sit and sew\u003c\/em\u003e by Alice Dunbar Nelson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Steps\u003c\/em\u003e [extract] by Dorka Talmon (translated by Mira Glover)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComing Home by Maria Messina (translated by Juliette Neil)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVegetal Reverie\u003c\/em\u003e by Magda Isanos (translated by Gabi Reigh)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Iceberg\u003c\/em\u003e by Zelda Fitzgerald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Russian Princess\u003c\/em\u003e by Carmen de Burgos (translated by Slava Faybysh)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBring to Me All...\u003c\/em\u003e by Marina Tsvetaeva (translated by Nina Kossman)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutres Temp\u003c\/em\u003es by Edith Wharton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnheard\u003c\/em\u003e by Yente Serdatsky (translated by Dalia Wolfson)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFog\u003c\/em\u003e by Gabriela Mistral (translated by Stuart Cooke)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNatalia \u003c\/em\u003e[extract] by Fausta Cialente (translated by Laura Shanahan)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat makes this century worse? \u003c\/em\u003eby Anna Akhmatova (translated by Olga Livshin)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBroken\u003c\/em\u003e by Nataliya Kobrynska (translated by Hanna Leliv \u0026amp; Slava Faybysh)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunset\u003c\/em\u003e by Antonia Pozzi (translated by Sonia di Placido)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce Upon A Time\u003c\/em\u003e by Ling Shuhua (translated by Leilei Chen)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir Religions and our Marriages: Herland\u003c\/em\u003e [extract] by Charlotte Perkins Gilman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoodbye Lebanon\u003c\/em\u003e by May Ziadeh (translated by Rose DeMaris)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14428266\"\u003eGabi Reigh\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15632583\"\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15714377\"\u003eCharlotte Perkins Gilman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aurora Metro Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912430789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912430789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC003000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC076000\"\u003eFeminist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabi Reigh was born in Romania and moved to the UK in her teens. Her translations and fiction have been published in Modern Poetry in Translation, World Literature Today and The Fortnightly Review. She has won the Stephen Spender prize for poetry in translation and was shortlisted for the Tom-Gallon Society of Authors short story award. She is currently engaged in a translation project called Interbellum Series focusing on works from the Romanian interwar period, including the poetry of Lucian Blaga. Gabi's translation of 'The Town with Acacia Trees' by Mihail Sebastian was awarded an English Pen Translates Award in 2019 and was published by Aurora Metro in September 2019. Her translation of Sebastian's 'Women' was published in 2020 and her translation of Sebastian's hit play' A Star with no name' was published in 2021, all by Aurora Metro Books. In 2022 her translation of 'The Illuminated Burrow: \u003ci\u003eA Sanatorium Journal' \u003c\/i\u003eby Max Blecher was published by Twisted Spoon press in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Metro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44525970915565,"sku":"9781912430789","price":25.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_19ffe5e9-bb50-4c63-b989-c37922bad91f.jpg?v=1701357929","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/virginias-sisters-an-anthology-of-womens-writing-9781912430789","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}