GERTRUDE STEIN Ultimate Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Plays, Memoirs & Essays
By Gertrude Stein
Length104h 29m
About this audiobook
Gertrude Stein's "Ultimate Collection" encapsulates the avant-garde spirit of her literary oeuvre, presenting a rich tapestry of novels, short stories, poetry, plays, memoirs, and essays. Stein's experimental style eschews traditional narrative forms, employing stream-of-consciousness techniques and a unique use of repetition that invites the reader to immerse themselves in the rhythm of her prose. This collection not only showcases her contributions to modernism but also reflects the zeitgeist of the early 20th century, a period of profound cultural and artistic upheaval that Stein was pivotal in shaping. Gertrude Stein, an American expatriate in Paris, was at the forefront of the artistic movements of her time, befriending luminaries such as Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway. Her own experiences as a Jewish woman and a groundbreaking writer informed her exploration of identity, language, and the very nature of art itself. Stein's insistence on the significance of the structure and sound of language reveals her innovative approach to writing, emerging from her deep engagement with both psychology and the avant-garde. This collection is a treasure for both aficionados of modernist literature and newcomers alike, offering an expansive view of Stein's intellectual landscape. Readers will find in this anthology not just a compilation of her works, but a gateway into the mind of a literary revolutionary whose legacy continues to influence writers and artists today.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length104 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
60Publishers, the Portrait Gallery, and the Manuscripts of the British Museum
2Introduction
61Roche
3Author Biography
62Braque
4Historical Context
63Portrait of Prince B. D.
5Synopsis (Selection)
64Mrs. Whitehead
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6Introduction
65Portrait of Constance Fletcher
7A MESSAGE FROM GERTRUDE STEIN
66A Poem about Walberg
8THREE LIVES (pt. 1)
67Johnny Grey
9THREE LIVES (pt. 2)
68A Portrait of F. B.
10THREE LIVES (pt. 3)
69Sacred Emily
11THREE LIVES (pt. 4)
70IIIIIIIIII
12THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 1)
71One (Van Vechten)
13THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 2)
72One (Harry Phelan Gibb)
14THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 3)
73A Curtain Raiser
15THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 4)
74Ladies Voices
16THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 5)
75What Happened
17THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 6)
76White Wines
18THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 7)
77Do Let Us Go Away
19THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 8)
78For the Country Entirely
20THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 9)
79Turkey Bones and Eating and We Liked It
21THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 10)
80Every Afternoon
22THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 11)
81Captain Walter Arnold
23THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 12)
82Please Do Not Suffer
24THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 13)
83He Said It
25THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 14)
84Counting Her Dresses
26THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 15)
85I Like It to Be a Play
27THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 16)
86Not Sightly
28THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 17)
87Bonne Annee
29THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 18)
88Mexico
30THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 19)
89A Family of Perhaps Three
31THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 20)
90Advertisements
32THE MAKING OF AMERICANS (pt. 21)
91Pink Melon Joy
33Poems, Stories & Plays
92If You Had Three Husbands
34TENDER BUTTONS
93Work Again
35Objects
94Tourty or Tourtebattre
36Food
95Next
37Rooms
96Land of Nations
38MATISSE, PICASSO AND GERTRUDE STEIN
97Accents in Alsace
39A Long Gay Book (pt. 1)
98The Psychology of Nations or What Are You Looking At
40A Long Gay Book (pt. 2)
99IF I TOLD HIM: A Completed Portrait of Picasso
41A Long Gay Book (pt. 3)
100FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS
42Many Many Women (pt. 1)
101THE WINNER LOSES
43Many Many Women (pt. 2)
102THE AMERICANS ARE COMING (pt. 1)
44G.M.P. (pt. 1)
103THE AMERICANS ARE COMING (pt. 2)
45G.M.P. (pt. 2)
104REFLECTIONS ON THE ATOMIC BOMB
46Susie Asado
105Biographies
47Ada
106THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (pt. 1)
48Miss Furr and Miss Skeene
107THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (pt. 2)
49A Collection
108THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (pt. 3)
50France
109THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS (pt. 4)
51Americans
110PICASSO
52Italians
111PORTRAITS OF PAINTERS
53A Sweet Tail
112Cezanne
54The History of Belmonte
113Matisse
55In the Grass
114Picasso
56England
115Analysis
57Mallorcan Stories
116Reflection
58Scenes
117Memorable Quotes
59The King or Something
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