Post by Wolfgang on Nov 1, 2004 15:02:41 GMT -5
(Long) short story (or novella) by Gertrude Stein.
So, if you get past the stereotypical descriptions of people of African descent (i.e., Blacks, African-American, Coloreds, Negroes), it's fine writing. Of course, it's possible you can't get past this hurdle. Could not get this published by an established publishing house so she had to self-publish it. Now considered a masterpiece.
I read it and was surprised how hypnotized I was by the writing. The rhythm is just absolutely mesmerizing. There are many things about this story that are unclear, for example, why does she go around searching for something?
Very influential writer of Ernest Hemingway, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson, among others.
So, if you get past the stereotypical descriptions of people of African descent (i.e., Blacks, African-American, Coloreds, Negroes), it's fine writing. Of course, it's possible you can't get past this hurdle. Could not get this published by an established publishing house so she had to self-publish it. Now considered a masterpiece.
I read it and was surprised how hypnotized I was by the writing. The rhythm is just absolutely mesmerizing. There are many things about this story that are unclear, for example, why does she go around searching for something?
Very influential writer of Ernest Hemingway, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson, among others.