Colette vs. George Bernard Shaw
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Colette
1873 – 1954
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954), known by the pen name Colette, was a French novelist and performer celebrated for works such as the Claudine series and Gigi, and for her frank explorations of gender and sexuality. She was a major literary figure in early 20th-century France.
"It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one n…"
George Bernard Shaw
1856 – 1950
George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923).
"There is no love sincerer than the love of food."
Connections
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