Colette Gauthier-Villars Book order (chronological)

In questo libro, Colette ci conduce in un grazioso albergo in Provenza dove passa una settimana mentre sorveglia i lavori nella sua casa di campagna appena acquistata. Madame Suzanne e Madame Ruby sono le proprietarie dell'hotel, due donne molto diverse tra loro: una delicata e femminile, l'altra forte e autoritaria. Colette le osserva divertita, ma un sospetto non la lascia tranquilla. Finché non verrà svelato un curioso, sorprendente segreto d'amore.

Chéri, together with The Last of Chéri, is a classic story of a love affair between a very young man and a charming older woman. The amour between Fred Peloux, the beautiful gigolo known as Chéri, and the courtesan Léa de Lonval tenderly depicts the devotion that stems from desire, and is an honest account of the most human preoccupations of youth and middle age. With compassionate insight Colette paints a full-length double portrait using an impressionistic style all her own. "A wonderful subject [treated with] intelligence, mastery, and understanding of the least-admitted secrets of the flesh." ― André Gide

" Toute leur enfance les a unis, l'adolescence les sépare. " Phil, 16 ans, et Vinca, 15 ans, amis de toujours, passent leurs étés en Bretagne. Tout naturellement, l'amour s'installe entre ces deux complices inséparables, un amour qui grandit plus vite qu'eux. Et cet été-là, Vinca et Phil découvrent leurs différences et leurs incompréhensions. L'insouciance et la confiance font alors place à la souffrance et à la trahison. Ces amours adolescentes révèlent à Vinca et à Phil ce qu'ils sont désormais et ne seront jamais plus. Et ces vacances s'achèvent sur un adieu à l'enfance, amer et nostalgique. Avec délicatesse, Colette excelle à évoquer l'éveil de la sensualité, la douloureuse initiation à l'amour et à la vie.

Chéri è uno dei capolavori di Colette, il primo di quei suoi grandi libri che l'hanno resa, come è stato scritto, "celebre se non immortale": stupendo ritratto di un'epoca e di un ambiente, sottilissima e spietata indagine psicologica, questo romanzo scava e fruga con crudele lucidità nelle pieghe più riposte di una passione "impossibile" e "scandalosa" tra una donna matura e un ragazzo troppo bello, giovane e viziato; una passione sulla quale aleggiano, sempre più visibili e minacciosi, i fantasmi della solitudine, della tristezza, della sconfitta, della vecchiaia. La rappresentazione beffarda di un certo ambiente mondano, la sofisticata analisi dell'animo femminile, il fascino crudele della seduzione, l'ironica tristezza della scrittrice fanno di Chéri una delle opere più intriganti e più famose di Colette.

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A poignant novel about the bittersweet farewell to childhood. One summer by the sea changes everything for Vinca, a young girl, and Philippe, her longtime companion, as they navigate the intimate entanglements of the heart. Colette's small masterpiece reads as both a captivating summer romance and a chronicle of all-consuming adolescence. Fifteen-year-old Vinca adores the sea and the seemingly endless summer months: swimming, fishing, and wandering through the dunes and along the rocky shores. Year after year, she has shared this time of joy and childlike innocence with Philippe. However, this summer feels different—less carefree, less joyful. What was once a source of laughter now brings awkwardness, and thoughts and feelings that were once shared openly are now kept secret. As Vinca and Philippe embark on new horizons, they find themselves unexpectedly estranged by their feelings for one another, yet more intimately connected than ever.

Comforted by her devoted maid Melie, her slug-obsessed Papa, and the trustworthy cat Fanchette, Claudine's instinctive curiosity gradually leads to an awakened interest in the city. schovat popis

Chéri , together with The Last of Chéri , is a classic story of a love affair between a very young man and a charming older woman. The amour between Fred Peloux, the beautiful gigolo known as Chéri, and the courtesan Léa de Lonval tenderly depicts the devotion that stems from desire, and is an honest account of the most human preoccupations of youth and middle age. With compassionate insight Colette paints a full-length double portrait using an impressionistic style all her own. "A wonderful subject [treated with] intelligence, mastery, and understanding of the least-admitted secrets of the flesh." ― André Gide

A story of burgeoning womanhood and blossoming love, Colette's masterpiece reveals the author's grasp of the politics of relationships. With music, drama, and the charm of French-inflected English, this unabridged novella follows Gigi's training as a courtesan.

En jupon de nanzouk blanc, en corset-brassière de coutil blanc, Minne se regarde dans la glace : "Casque-de-Cuivre! Des cheveux rouges, c'est beau! Les miens sont trop pâles, je sais comment elles se coiffent..." À deux mains, elle relève ses cheveux de soie, les roule et les épingle en coque hardie, très haut, presque sur le front. Dans le placard elle prend son tablier rose du matin, celui qui a des poches en forme de cœur. Puis elle interroge la glace, le menton levé... Non, l'ensemble reste fade. Qu'est-ce qui mange donc? Un ruban rouge dans les cheveux. Là! Un autre au cou, noué de côté. Et, les mains dans les poches du tablier, ses coudes maigriots en dehors, Minne, charmante et gauche, se sourit et constate : "Je suis sinistre."