{"product_id":"cheri-and-the-end-of-cheri-paperback","title":"Chéri and the End of Chéri - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel Careau\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLydia Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eChéri\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequel, \u003cem\u003eThe End of Chéri\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eChéri\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe End of Chéri\u003c\/em\u003e picks up their story in the aftermath of the First World War. Chéri, now a decorated soldier, has returned from the trenches to a changed world. Emotionally estranged from his independent and unfaithful wife, a psychically wounded Chéri begins an inexorable descent--one that leads him back to a stunning encounter with Léa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the acclaimed writer and translator Lydia Davis puts it in an illuminating foreword, Rachel Careau's \"brilliantly ingenious, close new translation\" reveals \u003cem\u003eChéri\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe End of Chéri\u003c\/em\u003e as \"the strangest of love stories.\" Colette skillfully portrays her characters' shifting inner lives and desires amid a clear-eyed depiction of interpersonal power dynamics. Careau's lean, attentive translation restores to these classic novels their taut, remarkably modern style--the essence of Colette's genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.27 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241242935545,"sku":"9781324052050","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/elFqamd1citCL3RUcHVNYzRqYnkzQT09.webp?v=1768580111","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cheri-and-the-end-of-cheri-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}