Category Archives: Nights in Paris

“Nights in Paris” is the novel I am writing now. The novel is composed of intertwined erotic and historical stories inspired by Colette and Anaïs Nin

Review of Chéri — the novel

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Sarah Line Letellier

In an earlier post (Review of Chéri — the film, posted on 3 October 2009), I reviewed the 2009 film “Chéri”, based on Colette’s novel of the same title. The film is sumptuous and lavish, with gorgeous costumes, jewellery and … Continue reading →

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Drag and transgender in the 1900s

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Sarah Line Letellier

Colette’s lover Missy / Max (Mathilde de Morny, the Marquise of Belboeuf) lived most, if not all, of her adult life in drag. Society in the 1900s was still rigidly divided into binaries: male/female, heterosexual/homosexual. Today, we are lucky enough … Continue reading →

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