The Vagabond

Ren©e, aged 33 and divorced from her serially unfaithful husband, reinvents herself as a dancer in Franceâs music halls. When a wealthy suitor appears promising marriage and stability, Ren©e must choose between the security he represents and her hard-won life as an artist. Coletteâs 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 womanâs quest for freedom.