Gertrude & Alice: Gertrude Stein and Alice B.Toklas

Gertrude & Alice: Gertrude Stein and Alice B.Toklas

by Diana Souhami (Author)

Synopsis

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Tokas were the talk of pre-war Paris. Photographed by Cecil Beaton and Man Ray, painted by Picasso and written about by Hemingway, they were at the heart of Parisian cultural and literary life. Alice, convinced that Gertrude was a genius, cooked for her, typed her manuscripts and fought to obtain the fame she was convinced Gertrude was due. Alice said Gertrude was the happiest person she had ever known, and was besotted with her for the many years they were together. They were indomitable, charismatic, and wildly eccentric, driving around in 'Auntie', their Ford, with Basket, their cherished poodle. Using letters, memoirs and the published writings of Gertrude and Alice, Diana Souhami has written a brilliant and witty chronicle of one of the happiest marriages in modern literary history.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 20 Jul 2000

ISBN 10: 1842120336
ISBN 13: 9781842120330
Book Overview: The Trials of Radclyffe Hall was shortlisted for the 1998 James Tait Black Memorial Prize; Mrs Keppel and her Daughter was a top ten Sunday Times bestselling title for many weeks 'Wonderfully entertaining ... not many biographies can make you laugh out loud. A real treat' Time Out 'Souhami hits a true note in her ebullient introduction and sustains it throughout ... her book is very funny indeed.' Sunday Times 'Perfect: deadpan, brief and witty ... Souhami brings out the irreducible eccentricity of this particular marriage' Independent

Author Bio
Diana Souhami is the author of many widely acclaimed books. Her The Trials of Radclyffe Hall was shortlisted for the James Tait Prize for Biography