Colette

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known monomously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.

Books by Colette

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Cheri and The Last of Cheri
Colette
3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In Belle Époque Paris, a young man and an older courtesan navigate their complex love, the passage of time, and a passion that lingers.
The Vagabond
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4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsRomance
A newly independent music-hall artist, Renée Néré, weighs the comfort of a wealthy suitor's love against her hard-won freedom and artistic self-sufficiency.