My year in Paris with Gertrude Stein

Synopsis

In contemporary Paris, an unnamed writer sets out to spend a year immersed in the life and work of Gertrude Stein. Joined by two companions as they wander the city's streets, cafés, galleries, and museums, she attempts to write about the legendary modernist while finding her own life increasingly entangled with Stein's legacy. As biography, memory, and imagination blur together, Paris itself becomes a living archive of art, friendship, and creative reinvention.

Playful, intelligent, and delightfully unconventional, My Year with Gertrude Stein is Deborah Levy's imaginative tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential literary figures. Blending fiction, essay, and memoir, the novel explores artistic identity, language, love, and the enduring influence of modernism with Levy's signature wit and elegance.

About the Author

Deborah Levy is an award-winning British novelist, playwright, and essayist. Twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Swimming Home and Hot Milk, she is also the author of the acclaimed Living Autobiography trilogy. My Year with Gertrude Stein is a playful and original meditation on art, creativity, and one of literature's most iconic figures.

Publisher
McClelland & Stewart

Publication Date
April 14, 2026

Format
Hardcover

Pages
240

Subjects
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Art & Literature · Contemporary Fiction

ISBN
9780735241466