M?dchen in Uniform [Hardcover] Christa Winsloe

Description

Dust jacket has some wear along edges and spine. Hardcover is in good condition. Pages are clean and binding is secure.

This vintage hardcover edition of “Mädchen in Uniform” by Christa Winsloe is a remarkable literary artifact from the Weimar era in Germany. Published in 1930, Winsloe’s semi-autobiographical novel offers a daring exploration of same-sex desire and adolescent awakening within the rigid confines of an authoritarian girls’ boarding school. The book’s frank depiction of a pupil’s infatuation with one of her teachers caused a scandal upon its release, yet it struck a chord with readers grappling with shifting social mores and burgeoning sexual liberation in the interwar period. Winsloe’s work is now regarded as a pioneering work of lesbian literature and an important precursor to the coming-of-age narratives that proliferated in the latter half of the 20th century. This well-preserved copy, with its evocative dust jacket artwork, offers collectors and readers alike a window into a daring and influential novel that challenged conventional attitudes toward gender and sexuality in its time.