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Tender Buttons: Objects/Food/Rooms (Marjorie G. Perloff Series of International Poetry)

by Gertrude Stein

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This edition of the legendary classic of 20th-century prose poetry is the second edition since its original publication in 1914 by Claire Marie (Donald Evans). This new Green Integer edition reveals the original form and structure of Stein's geat work. Stein's writing is as startlingly fresh as if published last month-or tomorrow. Here objects, food, and rooms come into new perspective in Stein's wonderfully original language. Everywhere and everything in Tender Buttons is a de-licious linguistic concoction.
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The famed literary figure is the author of several Green Integer titles, including MEXICO, TO DO, and THREE LIVES.
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bamotto, April 20, 2008 (view all comments by bamotto)
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781931243421
Subtitle:
Objects/Food/Rooms
Author:
Stein, Gertrude
Publisher:
Green Integer
Subject:
General
Subject:
Gay
Subject:
General Poetry
Copyright:
2002
Series:
Marjorie G. Perloff Series of International Poetry
Publication Date:
October 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
78
Dimensions:
6 x 4.25 in
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