How to Write. With a New Preface and Introduction by Patricia Meyerowitz.

Stein, Gertrude:

ISBN 10: 0486231445 / ISBN 13: 9780486231440

Published by New York: Dover, 1975

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Klein-8°, XXVI, 395 S., Orig.-Broschur. - Zustand: Rücken aufgehellt, etwas Farbabrieb an den Kanten, sonst sehr gut.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Write. With a New Preface and Introduction by Patricia Meyerowitz.
• Publisher: New York: Dover
• Publication Date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0486231445
• ISBN 13: 9780486231440
• Binding: Soft cover
• Weight: 300 grams

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Synopsis

First published in 1931, this book contains Gertrude Stein’s thoughts about the craft of writing. It is written in her usual experimental style, yet it is not difficult to understand, and even traditionalists will find that it has many things to say to them.
Her experimental style includes such elements as disconnectedness, a love of refrain and rhyme, a search for rhythm and balance, a dislike of punctuation (especially the comma), a dismissal of the conventional significance of words, and a repetition of words and phrases. Her approach to writing is impossible to summarize, but many critics see a strain of American humor in her work, borne out immediately by some of the chapter titles: “Saving the Sentence,” “Arthur a Grammar,” “Regular Regularly in Narrative,” and “Finally George a Vocabulary.”
Readers who have not encountered Gertrude Stein or who have had difficulty with her other work will find this book useful as an entry into her writing. It is also in itself a unique, exhilarating experience.