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Claudine At School
Series: Claudine
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Ideal for readers who enjoy sharp, witty, and character-driven fiction, especially those interested in early 20th-century literature and strong female protagonists. Suitable for fans of classic French literature and those appreciating smart, humorous school stories.
Claudine is a head strong, clever and extremely mischievious schoolgirl, who wreaks havoc on her small school. She is more than a match for her formidable headmistress as they fight for the attention of the pretty assistant Aimee.
'A perpetual feast to the reader.her prose is rich, flawless, intricate, audacious and utterly beautiful' Raymond Mortimer 20001211
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Claudine At School introduces Claudine, a headstrong, clever and extremely mischievous schoolgirl. Along with her friends—the lanky Anais, the cheerful Marie, and the prim Joubert twins—Claudine wreaks havoc on her small school. Always clever, witty, and charming, Claudine is more than a match for her formidable headmistress as they compete for the attention of the pretty assistant Aimee.
The horrors of examinations and good-humoured bullying form the backdrops of this immensely funny and delightful novel in which Colette established the captivating character of Claudine. Through the games, the fun, and the intricacies of school life, Claudine emerges as a true original; lyrical and intelligent, she stands as one of the twentieth century's most beguilingly emancipated women.
Series: Claudine
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Critics have praised Colette’s writing as "rich, flawless, intricate, audacious and utterly beautiful" (Vogue), highlighting her ability to create deeply human characters (The Times) and her sensual prose style that gained her fame as one of the great 20th-century French writers (New York Times Book Review). Judith Thurman, Colette's biographer, celebrates the novel's complexity and the artist’s boldness and honesty, urging readers to rediscover her work.
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ISBN: 9780099422471
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 175g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Colette, the creator of Claudine, Cheri and Gigi, and one of France's outstanding writers, had a long, varied and active life. Born in Burgundy on 1873 she moved to Paris at the age of twenty with her husband the writer and critic Henry Gauthiers-Viller (Willy). Forcing Colette to write Willy published her novels in his name and the Claudine series became an instant success. In 1935 she married for the third time and lived with husband Maurice Goudeket until her death in 1954. Her writing runs to fifteen volumes, novels, portraits, essays, chroniques and a large body of autobiographical prose. She was the first woman President of the Academie Goncourt, and when she died she was given a state funeral and buried in Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
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