{"product_id":"selected-writings-of-gertrude-stein-isbn-9780679724643","title":"Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein","description":"\"This collection, a retrospective exhibit of the work of a woman who created a unique place for herself in the world of letters, contains a sample of practically every period and every manner in Gertrude Stein's career. It includes The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in its entirety; selected passages from The Making of Americans; \"Melanctha\"from Three Lives; portraits of the painters Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso; Tender Buttons; the opera Four Saints in Three Acts; and poem, plays, lectures, articles, sketches, and a generous portion of her famous book on the Occupation of France, Wars I Have Seen.\u003ci\u003eA Message from Gertrude Stein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeneral Introduction by F. W. Dupee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Stein Song by Carl van Vechten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gradual Making of The Making of Americans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Making of Americans (\u003ci\u003eSelected Passages\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Portraits of Painters:\u003cbr\u003e      Cezanne\u003cbr\u003e      Matisse\u003cbr\u003e      Picasso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelanctha:  Each One as She May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTender Buttons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposition as Explanation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortrait of Mabel Dodge at Villa Curonia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave They Attacked Mary.  He Giggled (A Political Caricature)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a Wife Has a Cow:  A Love Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Poems:\u003cbr\u003e     Susie Asado\u003cbr\u003e     Preciosilla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Plays:\u003cbr\u003e     Ladies' Voices\u003cbr\u003e     What Happened\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Furr and Miss Skeene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Sweet Tail (Gypsies)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour Saints in Three Acts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Winner Loses:  A Picture of Occupied France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Coming of the Americans (\u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eWars I Have Seen)\u003cb\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, on February 3, 1874. At Radcliffe College she studied under William James, who remained her lifelong friend, and then went to Johns Hopkins to study medicine. Abandoning her studies, she moved to Paris with her brother Leo in 1903. At 27 rue de Fleurus, Gertrude Stein lived with Alice B. Toklas, who would remain her companion for 40 years. Not only was she an innovator in literature and a supporter of modern poetry and art, she was the friend and mentor of those who visited her at her now-famous home: Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Jean Cocteau, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson, and Guillaume Apollinaire. Her body of work include \u003ci\u003eThree Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTender Buttons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302660821221,"sku":"NP9780679724643","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679724643.jpg?v=1767736326","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/selected-writings-of-gertrude-stein-isbn-9780679724643","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}