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More great Americans were failures than they were — Gertrude Stein

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More great Americans were failures than they were successes. They mostly spent their lives in not having a buyer for what they had for sale.

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Gertrude Stein

1874-02-03 — 1946-07-27 · Allegheny

Gertrude Stein was an American modernist writer, known for her experimental prose and her influence on the development of 20th-century literature. Her work challenged narrative and stylistic conventions, exploring language in new ways. She was also an important figure in the Parisian artistic and intellectual scene, collecting artworks and promoting young artists and writers.

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