| The Vagabond Contributor(s): Colette (Author), McLeod, Enid (Translator), Thurman, Judith (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0374528047 ISBN-13: 9780374528041 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2001 Annotation: Thirty-three years-old and recently divorced, René e Né ré has begun a new life on her own, supporting herself as a music-hall artist. Maxime, a rich and idle bachelor, intrudes on her independent existence and offers his love and the comforts of marriage. A provincial tour puts distance between them and enables René e, in a moving series of leters and meditations, to resolve alone the struggle between her need to be loved and her need to have a life and work of her own. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001033700 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.23" W x 8.58" (0.53 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thirty-three years-old and recently divorced, Ren e N r has begun a new life on her own, supporting herself as a music-hall artist. Maxime, a rich and idle bachelor, intrudes on her independent existence and offers his love and the comforts of marriage. A provincial tour puts distance between them and enables Ren e, in a moving series of leters and meditations, to resolve alone the struggle between her need to be loved and her need to have a life and work of her own. |
Contributor Bio(s): Colette: - Born in 1873 in France, Colette was the author of many acclaimed novels noted for their intimate style. Colette titles from FSG include Gigi, Julie de Carneilhan, and Chance Acquaintances, The Complete Claudine, Chéri and The Last of Chéri, and The Complete Stories of Colette. She died in 1954. |