Gigi
by:
Anna Bassan Levi (author)
Colette (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788845909429 (8845909425)
Publish date: October 1st 1992
Publisher: Adelphi
Pages no: 88
Edition language: Italian
Frivolous short story but probably better in French
15 year old Gigi is being groomed to become a courtesan. I loved the following passage, where her tante Alicia, a great courtesan herself in her day, is evaluating Gigi's chances with her usual objectivity:- Fais attention à ce que je te dis : tu peux plaire. Tu as un petit nez impossible, une bouch...