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“Nights in Paris”: transgressing truth and gender

When writing fiction based on fact, at some point you have to make a decision: are you going to stick stubbornly to the absolute truth, or are you going to allow yourself a few transgressions for the sake of the … Continue reading

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Colette’s infidelity — a natural greediness

In Colette’s letters to her lover, Missy / Max, (“Lettres à Missy”, edited by Samia Bordji and Frédéric Maget), Colette often signed off by promising to be good, and sending her kisses and love to Missy and “the children” (their … Continue reading

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