# The Vagabond

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- Authors: [Colette](https://www.bookquiver.com/colette)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2026-08-27

## Description

Renée, aged thirty-three and divorced from her serially unfaithful husband, reinvents herself as a dancer 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 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 woman’s quest for freedom.

## Editions

### The Vagabond

- Publisher: Penguin
- Translated by: Belinda Jack
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-18-0206-036-2
- Published: 2026-11-26
- Language: en_GB

### The Vagabond

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4157-472-0
- Pages: 208
- Published: 2026-08-27
- Language: en_GB