Break of Day

Break of Day
AuthorColette
Original titleLa Naissance du jour
TranslatorEnid McLeod
LanguageFrench
PublisherFlammarion
Publication date
1928
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1961
Pages245

Break of Day (French: La Naissance du jour) is a 1928 novel by the French writer Colette. It was adapted into a 1980 film directed by Jacques Demy.[1]

Reception

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Elaine Marks reviewed the book for The New York Times in 1961: "It may well be that, for some, Colette's Break of Day will appear to be a slightly precious treatise on the themes of nature and love. For others, it may well be a source of strength, a poetic, that is to say a rhythmical, response to the difficulties of growing old and dying, written by a woman who grew old and who died with comparable dignity and grace."[2]

Bibliography

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  • Title: Break of Day
  • Author Colette
  • Editor: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1961
  • Pages Nº: 143 p.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La Naissance du jour". AlloCiné (in French). Tiger Global. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ Marks, Elaine (1961-11-26). "A Pink Cactus Is About to Bloom". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
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