Colette

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The Vagabond

Beschreibung

A vivid portrait of Parisian music hall life, this 1910 novel reflects the adventures of the author of Gigi as a dancer as well as her struggles balancing respectability and freedom.

Autor

French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) is best known in the English-speaking world for Gigi, the basis for the Lerner and Lowe musical. Her 50 novels, noteworthy for their keen observations and clever dialogue, include both idyllic narratives and troubled tales of romance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 136mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 258g
• ISBN-13: 9780486475851
• ISBN-10: 0486475859
• Artikelnr.: 28529846

Rezensionen

A mistress of metaphor and sparking detail, and with more punch than Proust ... Throughout this extraordinary - irreplaceable! - novel, Colette provides many exquisitely timed funny-sad turns ... And no one writes about relationships as perceptively as Colette Guardian