Passwords: Carole Maso on Gertrude Stein

A controversial American writer, Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was a noted patron of the arts, host of a famous Paris salon and leader of the Modernist movement. What is the challenge Stein makes with her remarkably provocative, vital and radical oeuvre? She seems to ask us nothing less than to reconsider everything. Carole Maso reads and discusses Stein’s poetry, exploring her use of language and narrative.