Gertrude Stein [electronic resource] : An Afterlife
Francesca Wade2025
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'Strikingly accomplished . . . utterly compelling.' SUNDAY TIMES 'A masterpiece
of biography.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'A total joy to read.' SARAH BAKEWELL 'I feel
like I've been waiting for this book my whole life.' SHEILA HETI From the
celebrated author of Square Haunting comes a biography as unconventional and
surprising as the life it tells. 'Think of the Bible and Homer, think of
Shakespeare and think of me,' wrote Gertrude Stein in 1936. Admirers called her
a genius, sceptics a charlatan: she remains one of the most confounding - and
contested - writers of the twentieth century. In this literary detective story,
Francesca Wade delves into the creation of the Stein myth. We see her posing for
Picasso's portrait; at the centre of Bohemian Parisian life hosting the likes of
Matisse and Hemingway; racing through the French countryside with her enigmatic
companion Alice B. Toklas; dazzling American crowds on her sell-out tour for her
sensational Autobiography - a veritable celeb...
Main title:
Gertrude Stein [electronic resource] : An Afterlife / Francesca Wade
Author:
Francesca Wade, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Faber & Faber, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages, 7955154.0 Bytes)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571369324
Language:
English
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BRN:
532314
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