Colette

From the author of Gigi comes this tale of 33-year-old Renée Néré, 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 distance of a provincial tour, Renée reflects upon the conflicting needs of security and freedom. "The Vagabond, one of the first and best feminist novels ever written,...

"An exquisite new translation of Colette's tragicomic masterpiece, a pair of novels exploring the relationship between an aging courtesan and a much younger man. Chéri and its sequel, The End of Chéri, mark Colette's finest achievements, in their brilliant, subtle, and frank investigations of love and power. Set in the Parisian demimonde in the last days of the Belle Époque, Chéri tells the story of Léa, a courtesan at the end of a successful...

La Dirección General de Publicaciones y Fomento Editorial de la UNAM ha creado, para el disfrute del lector universitario y del público en general, la colección Pequeños Grandes Ensayos, la cual difundirá, en breves volúmenes como el que tienes en tus manos, el fruto de la aguda reflexión, el análisis o la crítica de célebres autores de diferentes épocas, lugares y orígenes. Ensayos, unos, sólo accesibles hasta ahora en costosas antologías,...

Explorez Sido de Colette, une œuvre intemporelle qui vous transporte dans les méandres de la vie de l'auteure. Découvrez le récit enchanteur d'une enfance à la campagne, peuplée de personnages hauts en couleur et imprégnée de la magie de la nature. Colette nous ouvre les portes de son monde, dévoilant sa relation unique avec sa mère, Sido, figure emblématique aux valeurs profondément ancrées. À travers une écriture délicate et évocatrice,...

Léa de Lonval, una atractiva cortesana, ha dedicado los últimos seis años de su vida a la educación amorosa de Fred Peloux, un joven apuesto, ensimismado y consentido a quien ha apodado Chéri. Cuando éste le confiesa que planea casarse por conveniencia, deciden poner fin a la relación. Sin embargo, Léa no había previsto cuán profundo es el deseo que la une a su amante, ni cuánto sacrificará al renunciar a él. En esta novela, una de las...

Widely considered the author's best work, this story of a love affair between Lea, a still-beautiful 49-year-old, and Cheri, selfish young man 30 years her junior, is a superb study of age and sexuality. While the theme of a young man who deserts his older mistress is a familiar one, Colette makes it her own.

Filmmaker Yannick Bellon captures a rare moment with Colette, the literary icon, amidst the natural landscape of France. Bellon interprets Colette's narration visually, in images saturated with charm: from poetic montages of Mediterranean hillsides to collages of photographs rendering childhood memories and moments backstage. COLETTE is an intimate portrait of an artist as well as an expressive homage to her place in the artistic world.