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Nel 1947 l'editore Mermod di Losanna propose a Colette di mandarle regolarmente un bouquet di fiori ogni volta diverso, Colette, da parte sua, avrebbe scritto una sorta di "ritratto" dell'uno o dell'altro di quei fiori. Ne risultò una raccolta che apparve l'anno successivo con il titolo "Per un erbario".

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Il libro di "quei piaceri che chiamiamo, alla leggera, fisici", Colette ebbe a dirne: "Un giorno forse si riconoscerà che era il mio libro migliore".

A collection of Colette's best writings that have never before appeared in English.

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THE STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE FILM COLETTE, out Jan 2019. The second book in Colette's enchanting Claudine series. Seventeen-year-old Claudine is in despair having left her beloved village Montigny for a new life in Paris.

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De publicatie van de Perzische brieven van Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689-1755) zorgde voor grote deining in het frivole en verdeelde Frankrijk van 1721. Montesquieu werd op slag een van de meest bewierookte intellectuelen van zijn tijd. Later schreef hij over de opkomst en de ondergang van het Romeinse Rijk. Zijn meest 'geleerde' werk, Over de geest van de wetten (1748), was de echte prelude tot de social...

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Colette, prodded by her first husband, Willy, began her writing career with Claudine at School, which catapulted the young author into instant, sensational success. Among the most autobiographical of Colette's works, these four novels are dominated by the child-woman Claudine, whose strength, humor, and zest for living make her seem almost a symbol for the life force. Janet Flanner described these books as "amazing writing on the almost girlis...

A Chick Lit Lover's Delight. The story jumps off the page and hits you square in the face. Fashion may be the main theme, along with a nagging mother, but with friendships, intrigue, a villain, romance, food and laughter too. Imagine "The Devil Wears Prada" meets "Bridget Jones' Diary". Book Reviewer Quotes "GiGi is an absolute Spit-Fire! She is truly awesome! This is a cross between, "Devil wears Prada" and "Bridget Jones' Diary". Her excitem...

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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.

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Door de volstrekt originele benadering van haar onderwerpen en haar beeldende, zinnelijke stijl is het werk van Colette tijdloos. Haar literaire status is in Frankrijk onbetwist, ze kreeg als eerste vrouw in Frankrijk een staatsbegrafenis. De teksten die in dit deel van Privé-domein zijn samengebracht - over haar jeugd in een non-conformistisch gezin in een Frans plattelandsdorpje, haar liefdesleven, de Grote Oorlog, de relatie met haar moede...

Prigioni e paradisi" raccoglie brevi bozzetti, note di costume, impressioni, composti da Colette tra il 1912 e il 1932, molti dei quali precedentemente apparsi su riviste o volumi. Tessere che compongono un'autobiografia sensoriale affatto priva di umorismo, che restituisce l'immagine della seduttrice scandalosa, ma anche di attenta osservatrice del mondo naturale e animale: vi compaiono le "bestie", alle quali è legata da una fascinazione per...

Excerpt from Mitsou, ou Comment l'Esprit Vient aux FillesL Empyrée Montmartre, pour jouer sa grande Revue de printemps Ça gaze! 'a engagé dix huit jeunes femmes, un petit cbn1père faible du poumon un tragédien Octogénaire pour les rôles indispensables du Père Ïa Victoire, du Grognard de Hoffet et du Général Joffre.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comTh...

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