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Colette Gauthier-Villars

Born

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

January 28, 1873

Died

August 03, 1954

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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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: 3.71 · 45,372 ratings · 4,677 reviews · 515 distinct works ‧ Similar authors

	Chéri by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Roger Senhouse (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 5,947 ratings — published 1920 — 42 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 Gauthier-Villars, Judith Thurman (Introduction), Enid McLeod (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 4,023 ratings — published 1910 — 4 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
	Cheri and The Last of Cheri by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Roger Senhouse (Translator), Judith Thurman (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 3,701 ratings — published 1926 — 101 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
	Le blé en herbe 3.43 avg rating — 3,668 ratings — published 1923 — 167 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 3.72 avg rating — 2,737 ratings — published 1900 — 130 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 and The Cat 3.63 avg rating — 2,704 ratings — published 1944 — 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
	Gigi 3.62 avg rating — 2,247 ratings — published 1942 — 4 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 Gauthier-Villars, Herma Briffault (Translator), Judith Thurman (Introduction) 3.60 avg rating — 2,263 ratings — published 1932 — 51 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 Gauthier-Villars, Antonia White (Translator), Judith Thurman (Introduction) 4.17 avg rating — 1,646 ratings — published 1903 — 36 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
	La Chatte 3.46 avg rating — 1,745 ratings — published 1933 — 31 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 Gauthier-Villars

Chéri (2 books)
by

Colette Gauthier-Villars

3.74 avg rating — 10,368 ratings

Claudine (5 books)
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Colette Gauthier-Villars,

Margaret Crosland

3.84 avg rating — 7,023 ratings

Colette - Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (4 books)
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Colette Gauthier-Villars,

Claude Pichois (Editeur)

4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings

Quotes by Colette Gauthier-Villars (?)

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

tags: enthusiasm, foolishness, silliness, wisdom

3956 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

1999 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

1788 likes

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

9 votes, 21.4%

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

9 votes, 21.4%

Cheri by Colette

6 votes, 14.3%

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

6 votes, 14.3%

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

5 votes, 11.9%

Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden

3 votes, 7.1%

Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

1 vote, 2.4%

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

1 vote, 2.4%

The Magnificent AmbersonsbyBooth Tarkington

1 vote, 2.4%

The Girl at the Lion d'Or y Sebastian Faulks

1 vote, 2.4%

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