
LES CONTEMPORAINS - Œuvres et Portraits du XXe Siècle - REVERIE DE NOUVEL AN - PAR - COLETTE - PARIS - LIBRAIRIE STOCK - PLACE DU THÉATRE-FRANÇAIS - 1923
TABLE DES MATIÈRES
COLETTE
REVERIE DE NOUVEL AN
MALADE
DIMANCHE
RÉPIT
J'AI CHAUD
CONVALESCENCE
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.
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.

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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