Chéri (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Colette
- First Published: 1920
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: c. 1910
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Léonie Vallon, Fred Peloux, Madame Peloux, Edmée, Marie-Laure
- 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
The Story:
In the pink boudoir of Léa, a still lovely courtesan, Chéri, her handsome young lover, demanded her valuable pearls with which to play. She discouraged his mood, fearing that the removal of her pearls might cause him to notice that her neck was showing the wrinkles of age. Chéri cursed his luncheon engagement with his mother. Léa gently and teasingly helped him in his erratic dressing. Although he became lazily aroused at her touch, she managed to send him away.
Alone, Léa dressed with efficient care, choosing a white-brimmed hat for her visit to Madame...
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