2018, ISBN: 9781164088585

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Knopf, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. First edition (stated). As new in dust jacket. Hardcover. xix+ 592 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Biog… Mehr…

Knopf, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. First edition (stated). As new in dust jacket. Hardcover. xix+ 592 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Biography of one of the most famous women author of the 20th century, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. In 1900, this French provincial beauty was best known as the child-bride of a famous Parisian rake but she the wrote a story that invented the modern teenage girl. Her "Claudine" was the first in a wildly popular but also critically acclaimed series of novels. As the century progressed, Colette would go on to embody the image of the modern woman but her not-so-private-life caused great scandal---her public affairs with women, her break with her husband "Willy" (who took both the credit and the royalties for the "Claudine" novels, her seduction of her stepson. Her most prolific writing period, the 1920s and 30s, saw her focussing on married life and sexuality. Before her death in 1954, she received numerous awarsd and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Her life story was the basis for the acclaimed 2018 biographical drama film starring Kira Knightly as Colette., Knopf, 1999, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good., Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10<

2010, ISBN: 9781164088585

, [6] 24 [6] pages, vignette to title page, 6 black and white illustrations, volume 2 of a 9 volume set, text in German, Limited edtion of 700 copies, SIGNED by Illustrator and publisher … Mehr…

, [6] 24 [6] pages, vignette to title page, 6 black and white illustrations, volume 2 of a 9 volume set, text in German, Limited edtion of 700 copies, SIGNED by Illustrator and publisher at rear of book, Published by Fritz Gurlitt, 2010-09-10. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!, 2010-09-10<

2010, ISBN: 9781164088585

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