Studies in Short Fiction, January 1st, 1993
In her volume of the "Women Writers" series, Diana Holmes points out that Colette's fiction deals seriously with female sexuality, domestic life, and the problems of women working in a man's world. She negates the frequent assumption that Colette's themes are trivial and her male characters insignificant. Holmes shows that the French writer's novels are based on her experiences and mirror the social and economic conditions of the early twentieth century. She states that these novels and short stories need to be evaluated by female critics, not just by their male counterparts. Holmes praises ...
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