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''Useful Knowledge'' is a book of short stories and poems written by famed novelist Gertrude Stein. It was published in 1929, making the book one of Stein's first 10 published works of her career which consisted of over 40 such volumes. In an advertisement for the book, Stein described ''Useful Knowledge'' as being "pleasant and therefore it is very much to be enjoyed." | ''Useful Knowledge'' is a book of short stories and poems written by famed novelist Gertrude Stein. It was published in 1929, making the book one of Stein's first 10 published works of her career which consisted of over 40 such volumes. In an advertisement for the book, Stein described ''Useful Knowledge'' as being "pleasant and therefore it is very much to be enjoyed." In lockstep with much of Stein's other work at the time, ''Useful Knowledge'' was unique in the way it placed and worded text, making it a vital work of the early stages of the modernist literary movement. A first-edition copy of the book is stored at the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts. | ||
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Revision as of 04:01, 4 May 2022
Useful Knowledge is a book of short stories and poems written by famed novelist Gertrude Stein. It was published in 1929, making the book one of Stein's first 10 published works of her career which consisted of over 40 such volumes. In an advertisement for the book, Stein described Useful Knowledge as being "pleasant and therefore it is very much to be enjoyed." In lockstep with much of Stein's other work at the time, Useful Knowledge was unique in the way it placed and worded text, making it a vital work of the early stages of the modernist literary movement. A first-edition copy of the book is stored at the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts.