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Colette

Colette (1873–1954) wrote numerous works, including Gigi, The Vagabond, and My Mother’s House. She was the first woman elected president of the Académie Goncourt.

Colette

Colette (1873–1954) wrote numerous works, including Gigi, The Vagabond, and My Mother’s House. She was the first woman elected president of the Académie Goncourt.

Books by Colette

  • Chéri and The End of Chéri

    Colette, Rachel Careau, Lydia Davis

    E Book, 2022

    A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

    An exquisite new translation of Colette’s tragicomic masterpiece, a pair of novels exploring the relationship between an aging courtesan and a much...
  • Chéri and The End of Chéri

    Colette, Rachel Careau, Lydia Davis

    Paperback, 2023

    A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

    An exquisite new translation of Colette’s tragicomic masterpiece, a pair of novels exploring the relationship between an aging courtesan and a much...
  • Chéri and The End of Chéri

    Colette, Rachel Careau, Lydia Davis

    Hardback, 2022

    An exquisite new translation of Colette’s tragicomic masterpiece, a pair of novels exploring the relationship between an aging courtesan and a much younger man.
  • In the City: Random Acts of Awareness

    Colette Brooks

    Paperback, 2003

    An award-winning kaleidoscope of a book that "shocks and stirs the urban heart," capturing city life on the edge of the twenty-first century.
  • In the City: Random Acts of Awareness

    Colette Brooks

    E Book, 2013

    An award-winning kaleidoscope of a book that "shocks and stirs the urban heart," capturing city life on the edge of the twenty-first century.