Colette: Free And Fettered
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed literary biography, Colette: Free and Fettered chronicles the extraordinary life of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, one of France's most celebrated and unconventional writers. Michèle Sarde presents a sweeping portrait of a woman who defied the social and artistic constraints of her era, tracing her journey from a rural Burgundian childhood through her tumultuous marriages, her scandalous stage career, and her prolific literary output. With scholarly depth and narrative elegance, Sarde illustrates how the tensions between freedom and constraint — in love, in art, and in identity — shaped both Colette's life and her enduring body of work. The biography draws on a wealth of primary sources to uncover the complex psychology behind the woman who wrote Gigi, Chéri, and The Vagabond, arguing that her personal contradictions were the very engine of her creative genius. This authoritative and absorbing work stands as an essential text for anyone seeking to understand one of the twentieth century's most fascinating literary figures.
Author: Michèle Sarde
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Michael Joseph
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed literary biography, Colette: Free and Fettered chronicles the extraordinary life of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, one of France's most celebrated and unconventional writers. Michèle Sarde presents a sweeping portrait of a woman who defied the social and artistic constraints of her era, tracing her journey from a rural Burgundian childhood through her tumultuous marriages, her scandalous stage career, and her prolific literary output. With scholarly depth and narrative elegance, Sarde illustrates how the tensions between freedom and constraint — in love, in art, and in identity — shaped both Colette's life and her enduring body of work. The biography draws on a wealth of primary sources to uncover the complex psychology behind the woman who wrote Gigi, Chéri, and The Vagabond, arguing that her personal contradictions were the very engine of her creative genius. This authoritative and absorbing work stands as an essential text for anyone seeking to understand one of the twentieth century's most fascinating literary figures.