Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 - July 27, 1946) was an American writer and is considered to have acted as a catalyst in the development of modern art and literature. She spent most of her life in France. Wikipedia
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... north side North Side: Gertrude Stein A Letter from Gertrude Stein Bilignin Par Belley Ain France 7th June 1935 My dear Mr. Jansen, Miss Gertrude Stein has written the following ... www.clpgh.org/exhibit/neighborhoods/northside/nor_n101b.html
Florian Vetsch's interview with Paul Bowles on Gertrude Stein, who first suggested to the young Paul Bowles that he go to Tangier, Morocco in the summer of 1931 and that he was not really a poet. Paul Bowles describes the influence of Gertrude Stein's lit www.paulbowles.org/vetsch.html