The Vagabond

Rene, aged 33 and divorced from her serially unfaithful husband, reinvents herself as a dancer in Frances music halls. When a wealthy suitor appears promising marriage and stability, Rene must choose between the security he represents and her hard-won life as an artist. Colettes great 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 womans quest for freedom.