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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B TOKLAS ILLUSTRATED...

An illustrated edition of Gertrude Stein's most well-known work  The Autobiography of Alice B.
Toklas  bursting with the bright  sophisticated  and fanciful images of artist Maira Kalman
Considered one of the richest and most irreverent biographies in history  The Autobiography of
Alice B. Toklas was written by Gertrude Stein in the style and voice of her life partner  Alice
B. Toklas. Published in 1933 and narrated by Alice  this autobiography begins with her initial
move to France in 1907  the day after which she meets Gertrude  sparking a relationship that
lasts for nearly four decades. Recounting the vibrant and literary life the two make for
themselves among the Parisian avant-garde  Alice opens the doors to the prominent salons they
held in their home at rue de Fleurus  hosting fellow expatriate American writers such as Ernest
Hemingway  T. S. Eliot  and Ezra Pound as well as artists Pablo Picasso  Henri Matisse  and Man
Ray  and speaks of the twilight of the Paris belle epoque. In this edition  the wildly talented
Maira Kalman brings this glittering Parisian world to life  and celebrates Stein and Toklas in
vivid color. Her whimsical and inimitable illustrations complement the wit and humor of Stein s
narrative  and elevate the exciting intrigues of these famous women and their friends. Inviting
readers to experience this book in a completely new way  the illustrated edition of The
Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas will prompt a contemporary reading of this cherished and
singular classic.

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