Chéri

Chéri

Author(s): Colette

Location(s): Paris

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): Early 20th Century

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Léa de Lonval is a magnificent and aging courtesan facing the end of her career. She has devoted the last six years to the amorous education of the exquisitely handsome and spoilt Chéri – a playboy half her age. When an advantageous marriage is arranged for Chéri, Léa reluctantly decides their relationship must end. But neither lover can forsee how deeply they are connected, or how much they will have to give up.

First published in 1920, it was instantly greeted by Marcel Proust and André Gide as a masterpiece.

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Chéri – This book just exudes Frenchness and wonderful prose and sensuousness

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Colette is one of my favorite authors and Cheri is one of my favorite books. I first read it many years ago and have reread it twice since. Maybe because in rereading you catch new things, or maybe because...