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5 months ago
Online learning

Gertrude Stein Gets a Snarky Rejection Letter from a Publisher (1912)

Gertrude Stein's experimental writing lacked plot and dialogue, leading to commercial and critical rejection.
Despite initial rejection and criticism, Stein's manuscrip was later recognized as a modernist novel, The Making of Americans. [ more ]
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7 months ago
Writing

Where to start with: Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein wrote a diverse body of work including opera libretto, poetry collections, plays, and novels that push against literary conventions.
The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas and Tender Buttons are good starting points to explore Stein's work. [ more ]
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