Chéri

By Colette

Book Overview

Set in Paris's demi-monde at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ch ri by Colette is a passionate story of devotion, misplaced desire and the passage of time.

Ch ri is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated by Janet Flanner, who was an extraordinary writer and journalist. She was the Paris correspondent for The New Yorker for fifty years.Fred Peloux, affectionately nicknamed Ch ri, is handsome and spoilt. Until now he's lived a life of hedonistic luxury, and has been indulged in his every desire. He is newly married to the young and beautiful Edm e, and according to early twentieth-century Parisian society, he has everything a man could dream of. But the only woman he can think about is his lover, L a de Lonval, a beautiful, ageing courtesan who has stolen his heart. Full of wit, drama and intensity, Ch ri is a groundbreaking novel which grapples with radical ideas about sexuality and ageing.
This Macmillan Collector's Library edition is introduced by acclaimed writer Paul Bailey.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1035048507
• ISBN13: 9781035048502
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: MacMillan Collector's Library
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 3.7" x 5.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Very classic, richly layered, and readable.

Cheri is a novel about a young Frenchman whose mistress, an older woman, indulges him and instructs him in the arts of love and life until he marries. Cheri is remarkably child-like right up to the eve of his marriage and beyond. After the marriage to a suitably aged young woman, he longs for his old mistress's pampering, her familiar apartments, and the life they shared there.I found the book a wonderful story and a rich, redolent escape from the realities of our modern world. It takes the reader back to a time just before WWI, when life moved a bit slower. The way Colette writes, slips the reader into a place easily imaginable; comfortable as one's own sofa.