Bibliograph

Chéri, and, The end of Chéri, Colette ; translated by Rachel Careau ; foreword by Lydia Davis

Type

Label

Chéri, and, The end of Chéri, Colette ; translated by Rachel Careau ; foreword by Lydia Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Chéri

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1284919772

Responsibility statement

Colette ; translated by Rachel Careau ; foreword by Lydia Davis

Sub title

and, The end of Chéri

Summary

"An exquisite new translation of Colette's tragicomic masterpiece, a pair of novels exploring the relationship between an aging courtesan and a much younger man. Chéri and its sequel, The End of Chéri, mark Colette's finest achievements, in their brilliant, subtle, and frank investigations of love and power. Set in the Parisian demimonde in the last days of the Belle Époque, Chéri tells the story of Léa, a courtesan at the end of a successful career, and her lover, the beautiful but emotionally opaque Chéri. Chéri will soon enter into an arranged marriage, ending their six-year affair, which-they will each realize too late-has been the one real love of their lives. The End of Chéri picks up their story in the aftermath of the First World War; as a psychically wounded Chéri begins an inexorable descent, he finds he cannot return to the Léa he left"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword: The case of Colette -- Chéri -- The end of Chéri

Classification