Gigi

Am I the only one who doesn't get skeeved out by "Gigi"? I do get skeeved out big time by Maurice Chevalier singing "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" because, well… duh! That's a pretty fucked up song… But the actual Colette novella (that I have read in French countless times - as Colette is one of my Leggi tutto

"Todas las actitudes de Gilberte estaban marcadas por la indiferencia de las niñas castas. Su aspecto podía ser de arquero, de rígido ángel o de chiquillo con faldas, pero casi nunca de una jovencita" Me gustó este breve relato sobre la vida de la adolescente Gilberte (Gigi) quien tiene una madre And Leggi tutto

Short and sweet, Gigi offers a glimpse into the decadence of fin-de-siecle Paris, the scandals, the life and morals of women who lived their lives as celebrated, high-class courtesans - mistresses to important men, celebrities of gossip magazines, recipients of fabulous jewels. Gigi, a young innocen Leggi tutto

Short sharp work that reads like a marriage of satire and societal critique. Yes, marriage is a major theme. What makes a desirable marriage? Gigi is a young blossom, and her relatives are keen to steer her towards money (here in the form of a respectable and wealthy bachelor, a family friend). Gigi Leggi tutto