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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
AuthorGertrude Stein
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genreautobiography, memoir
PublisherHarcourt, Brace and Company
Publication date
September 1, 1933
Pages310 pp

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is a book by Gertrude Stein, written in October and November 1932 and published in 1933.[1]

Written by Stein, the book pretends to be an autobiography written by Alice B. Toklas, Stein's life partner. It tells the story of Toklas and Stein from Toklas' birth, through their meeting and life together in Paris, to their life and Stein's work after World War I. Toklas is very present in the book, but it is mainly about Gertrude Stein and her life in Paris at the time.[2][3]

Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein in their apartment at 27 Rue de Fleurus, Paris, 1922. Photo by Man Ray.

Modern Library ranked it in 1998 as one of the 20 greatest English-language nonfiction books of the 20th century.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Stein, Gertrude (1998). Writings 1903–1932. New York: Library of America. p. 924. ISBN 1-883011-40-X.
  2. ↑ THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS | Kirkus Reviews.
  3. ↑ Sutherland, J. (1996). "Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, The". Oxford Reference - The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Modern Library Top 100 - Penguin Random House". sites.prh.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.


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