Colette Gauthier-Villars Ordine dei libri

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.

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

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.