Tender Buttons

Tender Buttons is Gertrude Stein’s 1914 experiment in three sections titled Objects, Food and Rooms, where ordinary things are recast in a language that refuses ordinary sense. Domestic still life becomes a cubist music of repetition, fracture and sly humour. It remains one of the brazen starting-points of literary modernism.

This special edition has been created with accessibility in mind. It features a fully adjustable coloured overlay system designed to support readers with Irlen Syndrome, dyslexia, or visual stress. By reducing visual strain and allowing each reader to customise their experience, this edition makes Gertrude Stein’s radical narrative more comfortable and enjoyable to read.

Rediscover the cubist play and modernist daring of Tender Buttons in a format thoughtfully crafted to be more inclusive for all readers.