Gertrude Stein: Selections

Published on: 2008
Page Count: 366 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Literary Criticism
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
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ISBN-13: 9780520224599
ISBN-10: 0520224590
The fascinating documents that end the book can be regarded as the sweet at the end of a fully satisfying and memorable experience. This is an essential book for both new and long-term discoverers of the wonder of Gertrude Stein's writings.

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