Colette wrote French fiction and memoir about desire, ageing, performance, marriage and women's independence. Claudine at School introduces the sharp, mischievous schoolgirl Claudine, whose voice continues through a sequence of novels about education, marriage and adult identity. Chéri follows an older courtesan and her younger lover as both confront the limits of a relationship shaped by age and social convention, while Gigi centres on a girl being trained for the demimonde who refuses the arrangement expected of her. Colette's prose is sensual, observant and especially strong on bodies, clothes, food and changing social moods. Her work fits French classics, women's writing and literary fiction about sexuality and self-fashioning. Read more Less
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