by Colette · Librio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290334737
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«Le blé en herbe» is the coming-of-age novel by French writer Colette, published by Librio in paperback (98 pages, in French).
In summertime Brittany, Phil and Vinca, friends since childhood, experience the summer when their relationship becomes more than friendship. The awakening of sensuality, differences, and misunderstandings mark the end of childhood; Colette delicately describes the discovery of love and the loss of innocence.
Originally published in 1923, this Librio edition belongs to its Littérature collection and includes the complete text in French.
For readers of French classics and coming-of-age stories: a short novel about adolescence and first love.
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, 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.
