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Colette Gauthier-Villars

Born

in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, Burgundy, France

January 28, 1873

Died

August 03, 1954

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Colette was the pen name of the French novelist and actress Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known, at least in the English-speaking world, for her novella Gigi, which provided the plot for a famous Lerner & Loewe musical film and stage musical. She started her writing career penning the influential Claudine novels of books. The novel Chéri is often cited as her masterpiece.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 35,973 ratings · 3,547 reviews · 642 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chéri by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Roger Senhouse (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 5,451 ratings — published 1920 — 197 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vagabond by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Judith Thurman (Introduction), Enid McLeod (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 3,865 ratings — published 1910 — 156 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cheri and The Last of Cheri by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Roger Senhouse (Translator), Judith Thurman (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 3,533 ratings — published 1926 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Blé en herbe 3.43 avg rating — 3,371 ratings — published 1923 — 142 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claudine at School 3.72 avg rating — 2,573 ratings — published 1900 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gigi and The Cat 3.64 avg rating — 2,581 ratings — published 1944 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gigi 3.63 avg rating — 2,143 ratings — published 1942 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pure and the Impure by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Judith Thurman, Herma Briffault 3.62 avg rating — 2,117 ratings — published 1932 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Claudine by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Antonia White (Translator), Judith Thurman (Introduction) 4.17 avg rating — 1,620 ratings — published 1903 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Chatte 3.46 avg rating — 1,538 ratings — published 1933 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Colette Gauthier-Villars

Chéri (2 books)
by

Colette Gauthier-Villars

3.75 avg rating — 9,641 ratings

Claudine (5 books)
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Colette Gauthier-Villars,

Margaret Crosland

3.84 avg rating — 6,671 ratings

Colette - Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (4 books)
by

Colette Gauthier-Villars,

Claude Pichois (Editeur)

4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings

Quotes by Colette Gauthier-Villars (?)

“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”
― Colette

tags: enthusiasm, foolishness, silliness, wisdom

3970 likes

“I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.”
― Colette

1996 likes

“It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses. ”
― Colette

tags: collapse, curiosity, flowers, friendly, friends, grief, letter, love, smile, tears

1785 likes

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The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya by Frances Osborne

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Burmese Days by George Orwell

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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

3 votes, 18.8%

Chéri by Colette

3 votes, 18.8%

Rogue Herries by Hugh Walpole

1 vote, 6.3%

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