Three Lives
In these three stories, Gertrude Stein put into practice certain theories about prose composition that paralleled the ideas expressed in the art of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters.
In these three stories, Gertrude Stein put into practice certain theories about prose composition that paralleled the ideas expressed in the art of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
014018184
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 262
Edition language: English
Mélanctha Herbert perdait toujours ce qu'elle avait en voulant avoir tout ce qu'elle voyait. On lâchait toujours Mélanctha alors qu'elle ne lâchait pas les autres.
I thought the first story - "The Good Anna" - was quite alright, and I sort of liked the last story - "The Gentle Lena". Had the novel consisted of just these two stories, I probably would have given it three stars. The use of repetition was interesting, and unusual, and even if I've seen the techni...