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Five books to rediscover Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette

2023-02-08T06:14:25.366Z


One hundred and fifty years ago, on January 28, 1873, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was born. Prolific novelist, free, joyful woman... We rediscover her in 5 books.


Our Colette

, by Frédéric Maget

Novelist, of course, but also actress, dancer, businesswoman, pioneer of feminism, journalist… Colette is loved, she inspires, opens new paths.

Frédéric Maget has collected memories and writings from his readers, such as Françoise Sagan, Simone de Beauvoir or Marilyn Monroe.

A kaleidoscopic fairyland.

To discover

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Editions Flammarion, 350 pages, €23.

In bookstores February 8.

Flammarion editions

The Cat

, by Colette

She loved life and animals, this short novel has become cult.

And it's another cat lover, Leonor Fini, who illustrated this first pocket version.

This beautiful reissue will quickly become a collector's item.

Editions the Pocket Book, 192 p., €7.20.

Editions the Pocket Book

The Apprenticeships of Colette

, by Annie Goetzinger

Behind the pastel colors and the softness of her drawings, Annie Goetzinger captures all the strength and the will of this young girl who leaves the countryside to conquer the city, the world, and become the one she will never cease to be, a woman wonderfully free.

Editions Dargaud, 128 pages, €25.50.

Editions Dargaud

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Colette and hers

, by Dominique Bona

A passionate immersion in 1914, in the small world of Colette and her friends, like Musidora, Marguerite Moreno… under the sign of freedom, creation, love.

More than a bio, moments of life that illuminate an era.

Editions the Pocket Book, 480 p., €8.90.

Editions the Pocket Book

Le Blé en herbe and other stories

, by Colette

In 1923, appeared

Le Blé en herbe

, signed Colette.

A first for the author of Claudine finally “rid” of her husband, Willy, who signed in his place.

And in this marvelous and precious collection of the Pléiade, we find all his passions and his heroines, like Sido or Gigi… Over the pages, we discover the birth of a myth.

Touching and fascinating.

Editions la Pléiade, 1,360 pages, €65.

In bookstores February 23.

Editions la Pleiade

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