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The Last of Chéri (French: La Fin de Chéri) is a novel written by Colette. It was published in Paris in 1926. It is the sequel to Colette's 1920 novel Chéri. Plot summary. The Last of Chéri picks up the lives of Chéri and Léa after a six-year break during which World War I has been fought and Chéri returns an uninjured hero. During this ...
- Colette
- 1926
The amour between Fred Peloux, the beautiful gigolo known as Chéri, and the courtesan Léa de Lonval tenderly depicts the devotion that stems from desire, and is an honest account of the most human preoccupations of youth and middle age.
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May 17, 2022 · CHERI and THE END OF CHERI. By Colette. Translated by Rachel Careau. At the time of her death in 1954, Colette had a strong claim to the title of France’s most famous, and beloved, writer.
Having served in the army during the war Chéri returns to Paris haunted by memories of his carefree youth and the bounty of his benevolent mistress. In the post-war 1920's he finds it impossible to settle down to a new life with his efficient and entrepreneurial wife and friends.
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Oct 10, 2001 · Cheri and the Last of Cheri. Paperback – October 10, 2001. Two volumes of Colette's most beloved works, with a new Introduction by Judith Thurman. Chéri, together with The Last of Chéri, is a classic story of a love affair between a very young man and a charming older woman.
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- Colette
- Colette
May 17, 2022 · 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 ...
- Colette
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Chéri Series by Colette. 2 primary works • 3 total works. Chéri, together with The Last of Chéri, is a classic story of a love affair between a very young man and a charming older woman.
