Colette
(1873-1954)
woman and novelist
Died aged 81
Wikidata WikipediaSidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French: [kɔ.lɛt]; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, 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.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Colette au bord de ce jardin a passe ses dernieres annees
English translation: Colette at the edge of this garden has spent its last years [AWS Translate]
Jardin du Palais-Royal, facing the garden, near the Passage du Perron, Paris, France where they was
Colette (1873-1954) a vécu ici les premières années de sa vie littéraire parisienne, "Sombre, attrayant comme sont certains lieux qui ont étouffé trop d'âmes..." (Mes apprentissages), de 1893 à 1896.
English translation: Colette (1873-1954) lived here the first years of his Parisian literary life, “Dark, attractive as are some places that smothered too many souls...” (My Learning) from 1893 to 1896. [AWS Translate]
28 rue Jacob, Paris, France where they was
Dans cette maison Colette a vecu de 1927 a 1929 et de 1938 jusqu'a sa mort le 3 aout 1954.
English translation: In this house Colette stayed from 1927 to 1929 and from 1938 until her death on August 3, 1954.
9 rue de Beaujolais, Paris, France where they lived