Rêverie de Nouvel An

audiobook

Rêverie de Nouvel An

by Colette

FR·~48 minutes·9 chapters

Chapters

9 total

LES CONTEMPORAINS - Œuvres et Portraits du XXe Siècle - REVERIE DE NOUVEL AN - PAR - COLETTE - PARIS - LIBRAIRIE STOCK - PLACE DU THÉATRE-FRANÇAIS - 1923

0:09

TABLE DES MATIÈRES

0:05

COLETTE

5:15

REVERIE DE NOUVEL AN

10:01

MALADE

6:58

DIMANCHE

7:08

RÉPIT

6:27

J'AI CHAUD

5:46

CONVALESCENCE

6:41

Description

In this lyrical collection the author invites listeners into a world where everyday moments unfold with the precision of a painter’s brush. Through spare, musical prose she reflects on love, solitude, and the quiet intelligence of animals that share our lives. The pieces flow like a New Year’s reverie, each fragment a tender confession that blurs the line between human longing and natural instinct.

The listening experience feels like a walk through a sun‑lit garden, where the scent of wild herbs and the rustle of leaves become metaphors for desire and memory. Without a conventional plot, the work relies on vivid sensations, from the warmth of a summer breeze to the sharp edge of a whispered secret. It is an intimate portrait of a mind that finds poetry in the smallest details, offering a soothing yet provocative meditation on the body, the heart, and the wildness within.

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Language

fr

Duration

~48 minutes (46K characters)

Series

Les Contemporains, oeuvres et portraits du XXe siècle. [8]

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust.)

Release date

Sep 7, 2020

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Colette

Colette

1873–1954

A sharp, sensual voice in French literature, she wrote about love, desire, freedom, and the complicated lives of women with unusual honesty. Her work still feels vivid and modern, from the early Claudine novels to the beloved novella Gigi.

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