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"One of the first and best feminist novels ever written." Erica Jong. This vivid portrait of Parisian music hall life was drawn from the personal experiences of the author of Gigi. Colette's 1910 novel reflects her adventures as an itinerant dancer as well as her struggles balancing respectability and artistic freedom.
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"The paradoxes of great literature are those of human nature, and Colette is nothing if not human . . . Accessible and elusive; greedy and austere; courageous and timid; subversive and complacent; scorchingly honest and sublimely mendacious; an inspired consoler and an existential pessimist--these are the qualities of the artist and the woman. Its is time to rediscover them." --From the Introduction
""The Vagabond," one of the first and best feminist novels ever written, is that rare thing: a great book which is also inspiring." --Erica Jong
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""The Vagabond," one of the first and best feminist novels ever written, is that rare thing: a great book which is also inspiring." --Erica Jong
The paradoxes of great literature are those of human nature, and Colette is nothing if not human . . . Accessible and elusive; greedy and austere; courageous and timid; subversive and complacent; scorchingly honest and sublimely mendacious; an inspired consoler and an existential pessimist--these are the qualities of the artist and the woman. Its is time to rediscover them. "From the Introduction"
"The Vagabond," one of the first and best feminist novels ever written, is that rare thing: a great book which is also inspiring. "Erica Jong""
"The paradoxes of great literature are those of human nature, and Colette is nothing if not human . . . Accessible and elusive; greedy and austere; courageous and timid; subversive and complacent; scorchingly honest and sublimely mendacious; an inspired consoler and an existential pessimist--these are the qualities of the artist and the woman. Its is time to rediscover them." --From the Introduction
"The Vagabond, one of the first and best feminist novels ever written, is that rare thing: a great book which is also inspiring." --Erica Jong
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.
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- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0486475859
- ISBN 13 9780486475851
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