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Pen name of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954), French novelist. Colette turned to writing after a brief career as a music-hall dancer. Her first books, the Claudine series, were published under the name of her first husband, Henri Gauthier-Villars ('Willy'). Colette was a provocative figure throughout her life, engaging in lesbian affairs between husbands and working with collaborationists during the World War II occupation of France.
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Works include:
- Claudine à l'école (1900)
- Claudine à Paris (1901)
- Claudine en ménage (1902)
- Claudine s'en va (1903)
- Chéri (1920)
- Gigi (1945)
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