Paris France

(Hardback)

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Gertrude Stein lived in Paris from 1903. With her brother Leo she acted as patron for a number of soon-to-be famous artists, most notably Pablo Picasso. Published in 1940, on the day that Paris fell to the Germans, Paris France blends Stein's childhood memories of Paris with trenchant observations about everything French. It is a witty fricasse of food and fashion, pets and painters, musicians, friends and artists, served up with a healthy garnish of Steinien humour and self-indulgence.

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"Fresh and sagacious." --"New Yorker"
"Less a love affair than an enduring marriage with a people and a country." --"Guardian"

Author Bio

Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was born in Pittsburgh of a prosperous German-Jewish family. She moved to Paris with her brother Leo, where she lived for 40 years. She is the author of "The Autobiography""of Alice B. Toklas," "Tender Buttons," and "Three Lives."