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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bison Books
Publication date
March 1, 2008
Pages
514
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780803217539
ISBN-10
0803217536
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.55 lbs.
Original list price
$25.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Devoted, eccentric, and compelling, Gertrude and Leo Stein were constant companions, from childhood to adulthood, until, finally, they spoke no more. Americans, expatriates, and virtually orphans, they lived together for almost forty years, collaborating in one of the great artistic and literary adventures of the twentieth century. Sister Brother tells the story of that adventure and relationship. With a personality that drew people toward herâregardless of what they thought of her inventive, hermetic proseâGertrude Stein dazzled and perplexed. Enigmatic, intelligent, and self-absorbed, Leo also dazzled but in his own way. One of the crucial figures in Gertrudeâs early years, he was the original guiding spirit of the famed salon at 27 rue de Fleurus, which continued for almost two decades. From her early days as a medical student to her first days in Paris, Gertrude was passionately driven toward the career in which she distinguished herself, demanding appreciation as an exceptional writer who knew precisely what she intended. This book shows how Gertrude slowly struggled with what became a unique voiceâand why her brother spurned it.
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With its wealth of new and rare material, its reconstruction of Leoâs famed art collection, and its array of charactersâfrom Bernard Berenson to Pablo Picassoâthis biography offers the first glimpse into the smoldering sibling relationship that helped form two of the twentieth centuryâs most unusual figures.
Editions
Hardcover
from Putnam Pub Group (April 1, 1996)
9780399141034 | details & prices | 514 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Recollects the lives of Gertrude and Leo Stein, including their travels to Paris where they played pivotal roles in the birth of the modern art movement
About: Recollects the lives of Gertrude and Leo Stein, including their travels to Paris where they played pivotal roles in the birth of the modern art movement
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Bison Books (March 1, 2008)
9780803217539 | details & prices | 514 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Devoted, eccentric, and compelling, Gertrude and Leo Stein were constant companions, from childhood to adulthood, until, finally, they spoke no more.
About: Devoted, eccentric, and compelling, Gertrude and Leo Stein were constant companions, from childhood to adulthood, until, finally, they spoke no more.
Reprint edition from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr (December 1, 1997)
9780801858079 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $29.95
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