{"product_id":"9781593083205","title":"Three Lives (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, \u003ci\u003eThree Lives\u003c\/i\u003e seems to be three straightforward portraits of women living in the early twentieth century. “The Good Anna” describes an exacting German house servant; “Melanctha” explores the love affair of an African-American woman; and “The Gentle Lena” narrates the fate of a patient German maid. Yet these are daring prose experiments that reflect \u003cb\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c\/b\u003e’s revolt against the popular narrative style of realism. As she composed these works, Stein sought to emulate the aesthetic of the innovative painters Cezanne, Picasso, and Matisse. She rejected the more traditionally literary emphasis on social order and plot, replacing these with a focus on language, tone, and description. The result is a simple yet stunning view of the lives of three distinct women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-published in 1909, \u003ci\u003eThree Lives\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted Stein to the forefront of the influential American Modernist movement, which inspired such later novelists as Ernest Hemingway and Jack Kerouac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053245677808,"sku":"9781593083205","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593083205_p0.jpg?v=1763811908","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593083205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}