Monthly Archives: December 2009

Gertrude’s favorite little armchairs, tapestried by Jack-of-all-trades Alice with designs Picasso had made for them. When you look at the cover of the American edition of my book (blog # 23) you will notice that Picasso’s armchair design was used … Continue reading →

Publishing in Europe and publishing in the USA are two different beasts. I first brought out my photobiography in Germany. When I heard that two women had taken over the renowned literary publishing company Arche Verlag I instantly contacted them … Continue reading →

Here she comes again! Gertie is back in print. Amazon (at least) is freshly restocked with copies (at the original price, $ 15.95!) and you can have a look inside the book. Well, you got a good look already from … Continue reading →

“I don’t care to say whether I’m greater than Shakespeare, and he’s dead and can’t say whether he’s greater than I am. Time will tell.” (Lecture at Wesleyan University, 1935) What’s all the fuss about? When Stein went on her … Continue reading →

To eat or not to eat — to read or not to read? Why bother reading Gertrude Stein? It’s a good question. You can make it hard on yourself (as I often did at first) by starting on the wrong … Continue reading →