{"product_id":"the-vagabond","title":"The Vagabond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColette's subversive and witty tale of a woman's bid for freedom in Belle Époque France, in a fresh new Penguin Classics translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It's definitely me there, covered in purple rouge, eyes ringed with a halo of blue greasepaint that's beginning to melt'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenée, aged thirty-three and divorced from her serially unfaithful husband, reinvents herself as a dancer and mime artist in France's music halls. When a wealthy suitor appears promising marriage and stability, Renée must choose between the security he represents and her hard-won life as an artist. Colette's subversive novel of the stage was based on her experiences as a struggling music hall performer following her own divorce. By turns melancholy and funny, it is a pioneering work of autofiction and a vivid portrayal of one woman's pursuit of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story of a soul's quest for liberation' Erica Jong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated with an Introduction by Belinda Jack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=author:Colette\"\u003eColette\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67664207675555,"sku":"9780241574720","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/9780241574720.jpg?v=1792532638","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/the-vagabond","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}