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Claudine at School (Vintage Classics)
Colette
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Description for Claudine at School (Vintage Classics)
Paperback. Translator(s): White, Antonia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
THE STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE FILM COLETTE, out Jan 2019.
The first book in Colette's enchanting Claudine series.
Colette’s enchanting stories of the clever and charming Claudine were first published under her husband’s name, and they were an instant sensation in early twentieth-century France. In Claudine at School we meet Claudine as a teenager, wickedly witty, rebellious and effervescent, competing with her new headmistress for the affections of the pretty mistress Miss Aimee. With her first book Colette turned her life into art and a literary icon was born.
Product Details
Publisher
Random House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099422471
SKU
V9780099422471
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-37
About Colette
Colette, the creator of Claudine, Cheri and Gigi, and one of France’s outstanding writers, had a long, varied and active life. She was born in Burgundy on 1873 into a home overflowing with dogs, cats and children, and educated at the local village school. At the age of twenty she moved to Paris with her first husband, the notorious writer ... Read more
Reviews for Claudine at School (Vintage Classics)
A perpetual feast to the reader. Her prose is rich, flawless, intricate, audacious and utterly beautiful
Raymond Mortimer, Vogue Everything that Colette touched became human
The Times
Her sensual prose style made her one of the great writers of 20th century France
New York Times Book Review
Accessible and elusive; greedy and austere; courageous and ... Read more
Raymond Mortimer, Vogue Everything that Colette touched became human
The Times
Her sensual prose style made her one of the great writers of 20th century France
New York Times Book Review
Accessible and elusive; greedy and austere; courageous and ... Read more