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The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas
The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas
Author: Gertrude Stein
"Largely to amuse herself, [Gertrude Stein] wrote The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas in 1932... using as a sounding board her companion Miss Toklas, who had been with her for twenty-five years. It has been said that the writing takes on very much Miss Toklas' conversational style, and while this is true the style is still a variant of Miss Stei...  more »
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ISBN: 299452
Publication Date: 1960
Pages: 252
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Publisher: Vintage Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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tish avatar reviewed The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas on + 384 more book reviews
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this is one of the best biographies ever written. as someoone else noted it is more about Gertrude than Alice.
if you are going to read it,it is a little dated but a good read
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reviewed The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas on + 2 more book reviews
Fun and educational.
reviewed The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas on + 91 more book reviews
Very interesting book. Stein casually mentions famous people she associated with. If you like something different, try this book!
lovescoffee avatar reviewed The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas on + 50 more book reviews
Strange. The author (speaking from Ms. Toklas' perspective) refers to herself by her full name, all the while substituting her name for "she" and "her." I suppose instead of "we" or "us" she used "Gertrude Stein and I." I really wouldn't know as I couldn't make it past the first chapter.
reviewed The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas on + 17 more book reviews
I absolutely loved this book. Hard to part with it...but I send it off into the world to touch upon another person.
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The inimitable Gertrude Stein.


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