"A village explainer. Excellent if you were a village, but if you were not, not." (on Ezra Pound) - Gertrude Stein

"A village explainer. Excellent if you were a village, but if you were not, not."
(on Ezra Pound)

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About Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein (3 February 1874 – 27 July 1946) was an American expatriate writer, poet, feminist, and playwright, who lived most of her life in Europe. She is remembered for her "flow-of-thought" and sometimes "cyclical" or "circular" manner of expressing things.

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Alternative Names: Gertruda Stein Gertruda Staĭn
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