by Colette · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782253002840
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«Gigi» is the classic novel by Colette, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (182 pages, in French).
The work follows Gilberte, a young Parisian raised by her grandmother and aunt, who prepare her to become a high-class courtesan. Schooled in etiquette, jewels and manners, her life changes when Gaston Lachaille, a wealthy heir, takes an interest in her. The relationship between the two calls into question the rigid social conventions of the era.
This edition is number 89 in the Le Livre de Poche collection and includes the complete text. The work was originally published in 1944.
For readers of classic French literature and period stories with social irony.
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.
