The Cat (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Colette
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The early 1930’s
- Setting: Neuilly and central Paris, France
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: France or French people, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, Marriage, Class consciousness, 1930’s, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Pregnancy, Cats, Lifestyles, Nostalgia, Immaturity
- Locales: Paris, France, Neuilly, France
Characters Discussed
Alain Amparat (ah-LAN ahm- pehr-AH), the only son of the Amparats and heir to Amparat et Fils (Amparat and Sons), an old and respected Parisian silk manufacturing firm, which employs him as its figurehead director. Alain carries himself with the arrogant, slightly bored self-assurance that often accompanies both “old money” and natural good looks. He is twenty-four years old, tall, handsome, and very fair, with good teeth, long cheeks, a slightly equine nose, natural waves in his overly thick golden hair, and clear, grayish-green eyes framed by lush...
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