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A dazzling biography of the French literary superstar Colette, who is also the subject of a major motion picture.“A fine and intelligent biography of Colette, with her long tumultuous life and the great body of her work scrupulously considered and presented with style.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK AWARD • NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDHaving spent her childhood in the shadow of an overpowering mother, Colette escaped at age twenty into a turbulent marriage with the sexy, unscrupulous Willy—a literary charlatan who took credit for her bestselling Claudine novels. Weary of Willy’s sexual domination, Colette pursued an extremely public lesbian love affair with a niece of Napoleon’s. At forty, she gave birth to a daughter who bored her, at forty-seven she seduced her teenage stepson, and in her seventies she contributed to the pro-Nazi press during the Occupation, even though her beloved third husband, a Jew, had been arrested by the Gestapo. And all the while, this incomparable woman poured forth a torrent of masterpieces, including Gigi, Sido, Cheri, and&
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Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
A dazzling biography of the French literary superstar Colette, whois also thesubject of a
major motion picture.“Afine and intelligent biography of Colette, with her long tumultuous life and
the great body of her work scrupulously considered and presented with style.”#8212The New
York Times Book Review Editors’Choice)NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
•nbspWINNER OF THE LOSANGELES TIMES BOO AWARD #8226
NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDHaving spent her childhood in the
shadow of an overpowering mother, Colette escaped at age twenty into a turbulent marriage with the
sexy, unscrupulous Willy—aliterary charlatan who took credit for her bestselling Claudine novels.
Weary of Willy’ssexual domination, Colette pursued an extremely public lesian lov
affair with a niece of Napoleon’s At forty, she gave birth to a daughter who bored her, at fortyseven
she seduced her teenage stepson, and in her seventies she contributed to the pro-Nazi press
during the Occupation, even though her beloved third husband, a Jew, had been arrested by the
Gestapo. And all the while, this incomparable woman poured forth a torrent of masterpieces,
including Gig, Sido, Cheri, and Brek of Day. Judth Thurman, author of the National
Book Award-winning biography of Isak Dinesen, portrays Colette as a thoroughly modern woman: frank
in her desires, fierce in her passions, forever reinventing herself. Rich with delicious gossip and intimate
revelations, shimmering with grace and intelligence, Secets of the Flesh isone of the great
biographies of our time.Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by TheVillage Voice
and Newday“Colette] has been the subject of . . . a half-dozen significant biographies over
the past thirty years. Yet this one by Judith Thurman will be hard to top. . . . Its prose is smoothly urbane,
at times aphoristic, always captivating.”#8212The Washington Post Book World“Itwill stand
as literature in its own right.”#8212Richard Bernstein, TheNew York Times“An]
essential biography by a stylish writer of great sympathetic understanding and intellectual
authority.”#8212Philip Roth
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