Chéri (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Colette
- First Published: 1920
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: c. 1910
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Values, France or French people, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Suicide, Marriage, Prostitution or prostitutes, Paris, 1910’s, Beauty, Obsession, World War I, Lifestyles, Generation gap, Middle age, Aging, Belle époque
- Locales: Paris, France
Places Discussed
*Paris. France’s capital city is an essential ingredient in the story of Chéri. In this novel, Colette creates a portrait of Paris in the early twentieth century. During that era, France enjoyed a time of prosperity, progress, and brilliant cultural achievements. Pleasure reigned, and the city was filled with cafés, cabarets, and music halls, as well as the famous Folies Bergère. The construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1889 seemed to inaugurate this period of peace and prosperity, becoming a symbol of Parisian accomplishment. In this atmosphere of gaiety,...
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