How to Write

First published in 1931, this volume offers Gertrude Stein's reflections on the art and craft of writing. Although written in her distinctive experimental style, the book is remarkably accessible and easy to read. The modernist author's characteristic humor is borne out by some of the chapter titles, "Saving the Sentence," "Arthur a Grammar," "Regular Regularly in Narrative," and "Finally George a Vocabulary."
Stein's experimental style features elements such as disconnectedness, a love of refrain and rhyme, a search for rhythm and balance, a dislike of punctuation (especially the comma), and a repetition of words and phrases. Those who are unfamiliar with her Stein's work or have found it difficult to understand will discover in How to Write an excellent entr e to a unique literary voice and an imaginative approach to language that continues to inspire writers and readers.

Author: Gertrude Stein
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 11/14/2018
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 6.30h x 4.70w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780486828428
ISBN10: 0486828425
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies

About the Author
America is my country, declared expatriate Gertrude Stein (1879-1946), "but Paris is my hometown." In addition to writing novels, stories, plays, and poems, Stein conducted a Parisian salon that was frequented by an international array of avant-garde artists and authors.

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