Chance Acquaintances and Julie de Carneilhan (Twentieth Century Classics) - Softcover

Colette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140100326 ISBN 13: 9780140100327

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1996

Synopsis

Set in pre-war Paris, Julie de Carneilhan tells of the complex relationship between proud but impoverished Julie and her former husband, the Comte d'Espivant, who has remarried a wealthy widow. Julie de Carneilhan was the last full-length novel Colette was to write and was 'as close a reckoning with the elements of her second marriage as she ever allowed herself.'
In Chance Acquaintances Colette visits a health resort, accompanied only by her cat. While there, she befriends the handsome Gerard Haume and his invalid wife Antoinette, and is unwittingly caught up in the mysterious and disturbing events which befall them.
Varying widely in mood and treatment, these two short novels demonstrate the versatility and sensitivity of Colette's writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140100326
• ISBN 13: 9780140100327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192