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Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein

Born 3 February 1874 · Died 27 July 1946

From Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Nationality: United States

Wikipedia

Gertrude Stein was an American writer who spent most of her life in France, and who became a catalyst in the development of modern art and literature. Her life was marked by two primary relationships, the first with her brother Leo Stein, from 1874-1914 (Gertrude and Leo), and the second with her partner Alice B. Toklas, from 1907 until Stein's death in 1946 (Gertrude and Alice).

Quotes

  • “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.”
    Geography and Plays
  • “When I said. “A rose is a rose is a rose.” And then later made that into a ring I made poetry and what did I do? I caressed completely caressed and addressed a noun.”
    Lectures in America
  • “I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.”
    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
  • “Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.”
    Everybody’s Autobiography, Chapter 1
  • “A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.”
    Afterword of a later edition

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Gertrude Stein in order

Books by Gertrude Stein in the order they were published, from Three Lives (1909) to Blood on the Dining Room Floor (1948).

  1. 1Three LivesThree Lives1909
  2. 2Tender ButtonsTender Buttons1914
  3. 3Useful KnowledgeUseful Knowledge1919
  4. 4Geography and PlaysGeography and Plays1922
  5. 5The Making of AmericansThe Making of Americans1925
  6. 6Operas & PlaysOperas & Plays1932
  7. 7Matisse Picasso and Gertrude SteinMatisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein1933
  8. 8The Autobiography of Alice B. ToklasThe Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas1933
  9. 9Lectures in AmericaLectures in America1935
  10. 10NarrationNarration1935
  11. 11The Geographical History of AmericaThe Geographical History of America1936
  12. 12Everybody's AutobiographyEverybody's Autobiography1937
  13. 13PicassoPicasso1938
  14. 14Paris FranceParis France1940
  15. 15What Are MasterpiecesWhat Are Masterpieces1940
  16. 16Ida, a NovelIda, a Novel1941
  17. 17Wars I Have SeenWars I Have Seen1945
  18. 18Blood on the Dining Room FloorBlood on the Dining Room Floor1948
  19. 19A Primer for the Gradual Understanding of Gertrude SteinA Primer for the Gradual Understanding of Gertrude Stein
  20. 20Dear SammyDear Sammy
  21. 21Fernhurst, Q.E.D., and Other Early WritingsFernhurst, Q.E.D., and Other Early Writings
  22. 22Painted LacePainted Lace
  23. 23Stanzas in MeditationStanzas in Meditation
  24. 24The Letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton WilderThe Letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder

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