Palais-Royal in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Colette
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022
1. Colette Marker
Dans cette maison
Colette a vecu de 1927 a 1929 et
de 1938 jusqu'a sa mort
le 3 aout 1954
In this building Collette lived from 1927 to 1929, and from 1938 until her death on August 3, 1954.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 3, 1954.
Location. 48° 51.964′ N, 2° 20.31′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Palais-Royal. It is at the intersection of Rue de Beaujolais and Rue Vivienne, on the right when traveling east on Rue de Beaujolais. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Rue de Beaujolais, Paris, Île-de-France 75001, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L'Acte de Cession de la Louisiane / The Louisiana Purchase (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel Bautru ou Colbert (within shouting distance of this marker); La Galerie Vivienne (within shouting distance of this marker); François Couperin le Grand
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1. Colette (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette ( 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name....Upon her death, on 3 August 1954, she was refused a religious funeral by the Catholic Church on account of her divorces, but given a state funeral, the first French woman of letters to be granted the honour, and interred in Père-Lachaise cemetery....Colette's numerous biographers have proposed widely differing interpretations of her life and work over the decades. Initially considered a limited if talented novelist (despite the outspoken admiration(Submitted on August 13, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)in her lifetime of figures such as André Gide and Henry de Montherlant), she has been increasingly recognised as an important voice in women's writing. Before Colette's death, Katherine Anne Porter wrote in the New York Times that Colette "is the greatest living French writer of fiction; and that she was while Gide and Proust still lived."Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 20222. Colette Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here, mounted to the front of the building about 6 meters off the ground.
2. The Scandalous Story of French Novelist Colette (YouTube, 2 mins.). "Colette (1873 – 1954), the French author (born Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette) was as known for her writing as for her scandalous love life in the course of her prolific career. Rejecting society’s rules for female expression and sexuality, she overcame notoriety to be regarded as one of the most treasured authors in the canon of French literature...." (Submitted on August 13, 2022.)
Photographed by Henri Manuel (via Wikimedia Commons)
3. Colette
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
