The project can be considered a milestone in literature: the literary critic Sandra Kegel has compiled 101 short stories by women authors who were born between 1850 and 1921, thereby opening up a new perspective on literary modernity.
The time of great upheaval, which began at the end of the 19th century and in which gender roles were gradually being redefined, is reflected in the artistic self-confidence of the women authors of this era. We read 13 “Prosaic Passions” in the course of the year.
Virginia Woolf begins with a short story in which she experiments with literary reflections and associations.
