Description
Spanning the Revolution to the Occupation, this richly researched biography traces the life and work of Colette—artist, writer, and provocateur—whose bold exploration of desire reshaped French literary culture. Through the intimate details of her relationships, creative reinventions, and public persona, the book follows how Colette turned the “secrets of the flesh” into art, using sexuality as both subject and instrument of self-making. Judith Thurman illuminates the shifting social and sexual sensibilities of her era, showing how Colette’s fearless candor both challenged and reflected the world around her. Blending narrative momentum with cultural analysis, Thurman’s distinctive style makes Colette’s story feel vivid, complex, and unmistakably human—an account of passion, authorship, and the enduring power of lived experience.
Available Editions
paperback
Ballantine Books
Published Jan 1, 2000
592 pages
ISBN: 9780345371034
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First Published
1999
Language
eng
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