Ep 740 - Three Lives, by Gertrude Stein
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4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Three lives, all alike in indignity. Stein's debut book is a collection of stories about three working-class woman at the turn of the 20th century. In it, we see the beginnings of her unique literary voice - full of repetition, repetition, poetic vernacular, and repetition.
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