Secrets of the flesh : a life of Colette / Judith Thurman.
Secrets of the flesh : a life of Colette / Judith Thurman.
By
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Thurman, Judith, 1946-
Publication Date
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2000
Publication Information
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New York : Knopf,
Physical Description
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592 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Authors, French -- 20th century -- Biography.
Summary
:
Having spent her childhood in the shadow of an overpowering mother, Colette escaped at age twenty into a turbulent marriage with the sexy, unscrupulous Willy--a literary charlatan who took credit for her bestselling Claudine novels. Weary of Willy's sexual domination, Colette pursued an extremely public lesbian love affair with a niece of Napoleon's. At forty, she gave birth to a daughter who bored her, at forty-seven she seduced her teenage stepson, and in her seventies she flirted with the Nazi occupiers of Paris, even though her beloved third husband, a Jew, had been arrested by the Gestapo. And all the while, this incomparable woman poured forth a torrent of masterpieces, including Gigi, Sido, Cheri, and Break of Day.
Language
:
English
ISBN
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9780394588728
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Gander (GGR) | Adult Bio | Adult Biography | B C67T | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult Bio | Adult Biography | B C67T | Back Room |