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'Nothing is real except the dance, the light, the freedom, the music.' Colette's semi-autobiographical novel The Vagabond (1910) follows thirty-three-year-old Renée Néré as she embarks on a stage career after a divorce from philandering ex-husband, painter Adolphe Taillandy... Read Full Overview

Thirty-three years-old and recently divorced, Renée Néré has begun a new life on her own, supporting herself as a music-hall artist. Maxime, a rich and idle bachelor, intrudes on her independent existence and offers his love and the comforts of marriage. A provincial tour puts... Read Full Overview

From the author of Gigi comes this tale of 33-year-old Ren?e N?r?, recently divorced and seeking a new life as a vaudeville performer. Maxime, a wealthy playboy, tempts her from the path of independence with the comforts of love and marriage. From the physical and psychological... Read Full Overview

 Il faut avec les mots de tout le monde crire comme personne. - Colette.Colette demeure l'une des figures marquantes de la litt rature fran aise du XXe si cle gr ce son style inimitable, empreint de po sie, de sensibilit et de finesse. En v ritable... Read Full Overview

After a shattering marriage and divorce, Renee Nere is supporting herself as a music-hall artist and confronting the conflicting passions of sex, love, and career. One of the best, most passionate, funniest, saddest, and richly romantic of the great Colette's novels. She's timeless... Read Full Overview

Venez d couvrir La Vagabonde de Colette gr ce une analyse litt raire de r f rence crite par un sp cialiste universitaire, cette fiche de lecture est recommand e par de nombreux enseignants. Cet ouvrage contient la biographie de l' crivain, le r sum d taill , le mouvement... Read Full Overview

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