Colette (1873-1954) published some eighty volumes of fiction and nonfiction. She also had careers as a newspaper reporter, screenwriter, and musichall star. Acknowledged in her lifetime as a master of modern French prose, she was the first woman admitted into the Academie Goncourt.
Judith Thurman is the author of "Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette," which was awarded both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Salon Book Award for biography. She is a regular contributor to "The New Yorker."
"Cheri is [Colette's] masterpiece."--Michael Straight, "The New
Republic""A wonderful subject [treated with] intelligence, mastery,
and understanding of the least-admitted secrets of the
flesh."--Andre Gide
“Chéri is [Colette’s] masterpiece.”—Michael Straight, "The New
Republic"“A wonderful subject [treated with] intelligence, mastery,
and understanding of the least-admitted secrets of the
flesh.”—André Gide
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