{"product_id":"9780571369348","title":"Gertrude Stein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Strikingly accomplished . . . utterly compelling.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A masterpiece of biography.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A total joy to read.' \u003cb\u003eSARAH BAKEWELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I feel like I've been waiting for this book my whole life.' \u003cb\u003eSHEILA HETI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eARTFORUM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR'S FRESH AIR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSquare Haunting \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomes a biography as unconventional and surprising as the life it tells.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e - a veritable celebrity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Stein hoped to be remembered not for her personality but for her work. From her deathbed, she charged her partner with securing her place in literary history. How would her legend shift once it was Toklas's turn to tell the stories - especially when uncomfortable aspects of their past emerged from the archive? Using astonishing never-before-seen material, Wade uncovers the origins of Stein's radical writing, and reveals new depths to the storied relationship which made it possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Gertrude Stein as she was when nobody was watching: captivating, complex and human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026#38; Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56945373249909,"sku":"9780571369348","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9780571369348.jpg?v=1774020134","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9780571369348","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}