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| | The Infidels - Gertrude Stein |
 | | Gertrude Stein was an American writer, poet, feminist, playwright, and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in France. |
 | | In one account by Toklas, when Stein was being wheeled into the operating room for surgery on her stomach, she asked Toklas, "What is the answer?" When Toklas did not answer, Stein said, "In that case, what is the question?" |
 | | Grahn describes play as the granting of autonomy and agency to the readers or audience, "rather than the emotional manipulation that is a characteristic of linear writing, Stein uses play." In addition Stein's work is funny, and multilayered, allowing a variety of interpretations and engagements. |
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