The Autobiography of Alice BToklas Author:Gertrude Stein The autobiography of Gertrude Stein, written as if it were the autobiography of her lifelong companion, Alice B. Toklas. Published in 1933, the work ostensibly contains Alice's first-person account not of her own life, but of Stein's, written from Alice's viewpoint and replete with Alice's sensibilities, observat... more »ions, and mannerisms.
The book describes the life that Alice and Gertrude lead in Paris, including their at-homes with such artists, literary lions, and intellectuals as Picasso, Hemingway, Matisse, and Braque. While Gertrude exchanges ideas with men of genius, Alice sits with their wives. It is droll, masterfully executed and with witty insights concerning the writers and artists then living in France.« less