by Colette · Hachette · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253005230
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«Sido, suivi de Les vrilles de la vigne» is the autobiographical work by Colette, published by Hachette in paperback (243 pages, in French).
In the first part, Colette recalls her childhood in rural Burgundy and portrays her mother, Sido, along with her father and siblings. The second, «Les vrilles de la vigne», gathers confidences, anecdotes and dialogues about love, independence, solitude, memories and nature, with the poetic and sensual prose characteristic of the author.
The 1973 edition corresponds to number 373 of the Le Livre de Poche collection; the text is in French.
For readers of twentieth-century French literature and students; it appears frequently in school reading lists.
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.
