Colette
, aged twenty, married Henri Gauthier-Villars
, known as Willy (journalist, music critic, and novelist), who exploited her but turned her into a writer.
Castle, Terry. “Yes you, sweetheart”. London Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2000, pp. 3-8.
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“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Family and Intimate relationships
Colette
Colette
divorced her first husband, Henri Gauthier-Villars
or Willy (from whom she had separated in 1906).
Castle, Terry. “Yes you, sweetheart”. London Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2000, pp. 3-8.
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“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Material Conditions of Writing
Colette
This was translated into English (as Claudine at School) by Janet Flanner
in 1930 and by Antonia White
in 1956 (several times reprinted).
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
It was followed the next year by Claudine à Paris...
Textual Production
Colette
Colette
published her first novel, Claudine à l'école, written in co-operation with her husband, Henri Gauthier-Villars
(Willy), and published in his name.
Norell, Donna M. Colette: An Annotated Primary and Secondary Bibliography. Garland, 1993.
