The Vagabond
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Overview
"One of the first and best feminist novels ever written." — Erica Jong. This vivid portrait of Parisian music hall life was drawn from the personal experiences of the author of Gigi. Colette's 1910 novel reflects her adventures as an itinerant dancer as well as her struggles balancing respectability and artistic freedom.Synopsis
A vivid portrait of Parisian music hall life, this 1910 novel reflects the adventures of the author of Gigi as a dancer as well as her struggles balancing respectability and freedom.
Booknews
<:st>Reprint of the 1955 edition (which is cited in , with a new 16 p. introduction by Judith Thurman. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Editorials
Booknews
<:st>Reprint of the 1955 edition (which is cited in , with a new 16 p. introduction by Judith Thurman. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)From the Publisher
"The paradoxes of great literature are those of human nature, and Colette is nothing if not human . . . Accessible and elusive; greedy and austere; courageous and timid; subversive and complacent; scorchingly honest and sublimely mendacious; an inspired consoler and an existential pessimist—these are the qualities of the artist and the woman. Its is time to rediscover them." —From the Introduction
"The Vagabond, one of the first and best feminist novels ever written, is that rare thing: a great book which is also inspiring." —Erica Jong