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| Author | Colette |
|---|---|
| Language | French |
| Genre | Novella |
Publication date | 1944 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1953 |
Gigi (pronounced [ʒi.ʒi]) is a 1944 novella by French writer Colette. The plot focuses on a young Parisian girl being groomed for a career as a courtesan and her relationship with the wealthy cultured man named Gaston who falls in love with her and eventually marries her.
The novel was translated into English by Roger Senhouse and published (with "The Cat" translated by Antonia White) in 1953.[1]
The life story of Yola Letellier,[2] the wife of Henri Letellier (publisher of Le Journal and mayor of Deauville (1925–1928)[3]), was the inspiration for the novel.[2]
- ^ "Vintage reissue of 1953 edition". Retrieved 2009-04-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Hicks, Pamela (2014). Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten. Simon and Schuster. p. 24. ISBN 9781476733821. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Sylvie Aubenas, Virginie Chardin, Xavier Demange (2007). Elegance: The Seeberger Brothers and the Birth of Fashion Photography. Chronicle Books. pp. 91, 111. ISBN 9780811859424.
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