Ryder (novel)
Cover of first edition of the novel Ryder (1928) by Djuna Barnes | |
| Author | Djuna Barnes |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Modernist Novel |
| Publisher | Boni & Liveright |
Publication date | 1928 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
Ryder (1928) is the first novel by Djuna Barnes. A composite of different literary styles, from lyrical poetry to sentimental fiction, it is an example of a modernist novel in the Rabelaisian tradition of bawdy and parodic fiction. Nearly every chapter is written in a different style. The novel is thought to draw on elements of Barnes's own life.