THE THOUSAND AND ONE MORNINGS

by Colette ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 1, 1973

This is a collection of articles which were once (1911-1914) contributed to Le Matin dealing with almost anything and, not often enough, Colette (cf. the last Journey for Myself, 1972). Most of them are transient indeed -- comments on the ascent and fall of a balloon or two trial cases or restaurant music or the theater or one or two public figures long forgotten (Briand, Jaures) or a dinner or a party or a cemetery in Montmartre -- ""so many dead. . . so lightly clad with wood, with lead and earth."" In the closing one-sided dialogues between Colette and her godchild or her hairdresser or her corset-maker (particularly this one) she is at her sophisticated-ingenuous-charming best. Nonetheless this is ephemera, only for those in search of the complete Colette.

Pub Date: July 1, 1973

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1973

Categories: NONFICTION