| Three Lives and Tender Buttons Contributor(s): Stein, Gertrude (Author) |
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ISBN: 1420931164 ISBN-13: 9781420931167 Publisher: Digireads.com OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "Three Lives" is a series of novellas, three independent stories set in the fictional town of Bridgepoint. The first story is that of "The Good Anna," about Anna Federner, a servant of "solid lower middle-class south german stock." The second story is that of "Melanctha," who is the daughter of a black father and mixed-race mother. The third story is that of "The Gentle Lena," which follows the life and death of the titular Lena, a German girl brought to Bridgepoint by an aunt. To this is added "Tender Buttons," which is Stein's most famous work of hermetic poetry. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.52 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Three Lives" is a series of novellas, three independent stories set in the fictional town of Bridgepoint. The first story is that of "The Good Anna", about Anna Federner, a servant of "solid lower middle-class south german stock." The second story is that of "Melanctha", who is the daughter of a black father and mixed-race mother. The third story is that of "The Gentle Lena", which follows the life and death of the titular Lena, a German girl brought to Bridgepoint by an aunt. To this is added "Tender Buttons", which is Stein's most famous work of hermetic poetry. |