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Claudine In Paris

Colette author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:1st Jun '01

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The second book in the Claudine series which became a cultural phenomenon in early 20th century France - featured in the new, acclaimed film COLETTE, starring Keira Knightley, out Jan 2019.

THE STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE FILM COLETTE, out Jan 2019.

The second book in Colette's enchanting Claudine series.

Seventeen-year-old Claudine is in despair having left her beloved village Montigny for a new life in Paris.

THE STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE FILM COLETTE, out Jan 2019.

The second book in Colette's enchanting Claudine series.

Seventeen-year-old Claudine is in despair having left her beloved village Montigny for a new life in Paris. 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. Ruthless and sensual, Claudine records her sharp observations and adventures amongst the intriguing characters that surround her, evoking all the glamour and excitement of Parisian life.

Written with striking realism Claudine in Paris is an inspiring portrait of a precocious young girl on the brink of transformation into a woman for her, and our, time.

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. It is time to rediscover them. -- Judith Thurman, biographer of Colette
Her sensual prose style made her one of the great writers of twentieth-century France * New York Times Book Review *
She has been compared to a 20th-century female Montaigne, and it is true that her books offer a manual on how to live fearlessly and joyfully – greedily alive to every sensation and experience * Guardian *
A perfectionist in her every word * Spectator *
Her prose is rich, flawless, intricate, audacious and utterly beautiful -- Raymond Mortimer

ISBN: 9780099422525

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 12mm

Weight: 140g

192 pages