The Square Circuit

Academia, parenthood, living in a bankrupt city, and what I read in the process.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Melanctha

It's definitely interesting--an attempt to make narrative voice reflect both Cezanne's painting techniques and the way motion-picture film looks when it's not being projected--but Gertrude Stein's story "Melanctha" is really, really racist. Wow.

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