Colette

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was born on 28 January 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, in the Yonne. Married in 1893 to the writer Henry Gauthier-Villars, known as Willy, she wrote her first novels, which he had published under his own name. After their separation, she became a mime and music-hall performer, while continuing to write for the press. In 1912 she married Henry de Jouvenel and became head of the literary pages of the daily Le Matin. She died on 3 August 1954.

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• NovelGreen WheatLe Blé en herbeColette · 1923LiteraturePublic domain