Literature
Menstruation appears in or is the topic of many works of literature, including:
- Maria Edgeworth, The Purple Jar (1786)
- Stephen King, Carrie (1974)
- Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior (1975)
- Alberto Moravia, Time of Desecration (1980)
- Anita Diamont, The Red Tent (1997)
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“Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life’s true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.”
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“This is not “writing” at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant.”
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