Colette

Born

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

January 28, 1873

Died

August 03, 1954

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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: 3.84 · 21,365 ratings · 1,638 reviews · 218 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cheri and The Last of Cheri by Colette, Roger Senhouse (Translator) , Judith Thurman (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 2,462 ratings — published 1926 — 30 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, Enid McLeod (Translator) , Judith Thurman (Introduction) 3.99 avg rating — 1,953 ratings — published 1910 — 53 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
	Chéri 3.68 avg rating — 2,042 ratings — published 1920 — 86 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, Antonia White (Translator) , Judith Thurman (Introduction) 4.19 avg rating — 1,249 ratings — published 1903 — 11 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 & The Cat 3.78 avg rating — 1,455 ratings — published 1944 — 16 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, Herma Briffault (Translator) , Judith Thurman (Introduction) 3.74 avg rating — 1,303 ratings — published 1932 — 22 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 Collected Stories by Colette, Robert Phelps (Editor) , Antonia White (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 1,000 ratings — published 1958 — 10 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 3.73 avg rating — 1,046 ratings — published 1942 — 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
	Claudine at School 3.75 avg rating — 1,009 ratings — published 1900 — 29 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
	My Mother's House & Sido by Colette, Enid McLeod (Translator) , Una Vicenzo Troubridge (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 654 ratings — published 1953 — 13 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

Chéri (2 books)
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Colette

3.79 avg rating — 4,790 ratings

Claudine (5 books)
by

Colette,

Margaret Crosland

3.92 avg rating — 3,361 ratings

Colette - Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (4 books)
by

Colette,

Claude Pichois (Editeur)

4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings

Quotes by Colette

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

tags: enthusiasm, foolishness, silliness, wisdom

3833 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

1944 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

1495 likes

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The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford

11 votes, 24.4%

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

9 votes, 20.0%

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

7 votes, 15.6%

Cheri by Colette

6 votes, 13.3%

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

5 votes, 11.1%

Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden

3 votes, 6.7%

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

1 vote, 2.2%

Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

1 vote, 2.2%

The Magnificent AmbersonsbyBooth Tarkington

1 vote, 2.2%

The Girl at the Lion d'Or y Sebastian Faulks

1 vote, 2.2%

45 total votes

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