Allan Stein.
Allan Stein Allan Stein is a 1999 novel by Matthew Stadler. Its epigraph is a quote from writer Gertrude Stein: "What is the use of being a boy if you grow up to become a man, what is the use?" Plot
* Matthew Stadler Matthew Stadler (January 19, 1959-) is a gay American novelist, editor, and essay writer.[1]
Born in Seattle, Washington, he is a graduate of Oberlin College, and Columbia University. * Grove Press * $22
Voices like Matthew Stadler's are rare these days. His simple, elegant language repays repeated readings with insights into his story (about a gay man in search of Picasso's missing drawings of Gertrude Stein's nephew) and themes (identity, obsession, youth). A witty wit·ty
adj. wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est
1. Possessing or demonstrating wit in speech or writing; very clever and humorous.
2. , engaging blend of past and present, fact and fiction.
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