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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 ...
- 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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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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17. Mai 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. Her...
Chéri is a novel by Colette published in France in 1920. The title character's true name is Fred Peloux, but he is known as Chéri to almost everyone, except, usually, to his wife. This novel was followed by a sequel, La Fin de Chéri, published in 1926.
10. Okt. 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.
- Colette
The post-WWI years find Chéri alienated, first by his wife's devotion to her hospital work. Edmée is infatuated with a Doctor Arnaud but Chéri is indifferent to this, spending his time gravitating to oddballs such as the old Baroness de La Berche with whom he drives around pointlessly.
