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Published in 1931, *The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas* is a singular memoir written by Gertrude Stein that portrays her long‑time partner, Alice Toklas, as a central figure in the bohemian Paris of the 1920s. The work offers an insider’s view of the household that became a gathering place for artists and writers, and it presents Stein as a key participant in the modernist movement that included figures such as Picasso. Its lively narrative style and playful treatment of its subjects have made it a primary source for understanding the cultural life of that era.
First publish date: 1933
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Gertrude Stein
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