"I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer."
Title : Chéri
Author: Colette
Translation:
Date Published: 1920
Type: Classic / Romance
"But I loved (her) too much to regard our happiness as a crime."
Description
A vivid, believable love story between an older woman and a younger man.
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 foresee how deeply they are connected, or how much they will have to give up.
Review
It was instantly greeted by Marcel Proust and André Gide as a masterpiece.
The Author
Fun Facts /In Cultures/References
La Fin de Chéri, published in 1926 Film Adaptation starring Michelle Pheifer
Cheri (2009) Comedy/ Drama Directed by Stephen Frears Trailer
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