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Gertrude Stein’s Brewsie and Willie is a complex work that explores the intersection of race and class in early 20th century America. The novel follows the lives of two working-class individuals, Brewsie and Willie, as they navigate the challenges of poverty and discrimination.
Gertrude Stein. 3.69. 61 ratings7 reviews. Gertrude Stein’s 1946 novella Brewsie and Willie explores and articulates the anxieties of a group of young American soldiers and nurses caught in the limbo between the end of the World War II and their return home to civilian life. Genres LiteratureFiction.
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May 14, 2024 · Despite the serious doubts expressed by the most of the soldiers, and, in particular, by their lead spokesman, Brewsie, Stein’s work is a testament to the American future, particularly a future with will embrace the thousands of GIs about to be “redeployed” back to their home country.
“Brewsie and Willie” is a short story by Gertrude Stein, first published in 1946. The story follows the lives of two African American men, Brewsie and Willie, as they navigate their way through society in the early 20th century. Stein’s unique writing style and use of repetition and rhythm make this a compelling and thought-provoking read.
May 23, 2012 · BOOK REVIEW. NIGHT. by Elie Wiesel ; translated by Marion Wiesel. Wars I Have Seen broke Gertrude Stein's sales record. And here, with no apology to Bill Mauldin, are Miss Stein's Brewsie and Willie, Brewsie who does a lot of thinking because he's got a lot of time- in the Army- to think, and Willie who is a born listener.
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Gertrude Stein’s 1946 novella Brewsie and Willie explores and articulates the anxieties of a group of young American soldiers and nurses caught in the limbo between the end of the World War II and their return home to civilian life. Print length. 114 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Random House. Publication date. January 1, 1946.
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Sep 27, 2012 · Gertrude Stein's Brewsie and Willie: Directed by Roz Morris. With Eric T. Miller, Billy Griffin Jr., LeeAnne Hutchison, Julia Watt. It is early 1946. The war is over. The world has changed. But what will it look like for the American GIs in liberated France who now wait for their redeployment?
