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Dec 2023
53m 22s

From Paris To The Prairies

THE TLS
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This week, Lauren Elkin takes an artistic stroll in the footsteps of Gertrude Stein; and Maria Margaronis goes in search of Willa Cather deep in the Midwest.


'Gertrude Stein et Pablo Picasso: L'invention du langage', at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, until 28 January 2024

'Chasing Bright Medusas: A life of Willa Cather', by Benjamin Taylor


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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