FromtheauthorofGigicomesthistaleof33-year-oldRen矇eN矇r矇,recentlydivorcedandseekinganewlifeasavaudevilleperformer.Maxime,awealthyplayboy,temptsherfromthepathofindependencewiththecomfortsofloveandmarriage.Fromthephysicalandpsychologicaldistanceofaprovincialtour,Ren矇ereflectsupontheconflictingneedsofsecurityandfreedom.“TheVagabond,oneofthefirstandbestfeministnovelseverwritten,isthatrarething:agreatbookwhichisalsoinspiring,“declaredEricaJong.ThisvividportraitoflifeintheParisianmusichallsoftheearlytwentiethcenturywasdrawnfromtheauthor’spersonalexperiences.Colette’s1910novelmirrorsherownadventuresasanitinerantdanceraswellasherstrugglestomaintainabalancebetweensocialrespectabilityandartisticfreedom.ThiseditionfeaturesanauthoritativenewtranslationofherstoryaswellasaninformativeIntroductionbyStanleyAppelbaum.
