Cheri | Characters
It has been suggested that, for the first time, Colette in this novel fully developed "new" characters instead of variations of herself, adaptations of people she knew, and stylized male characters that are mere adjuncts to the women. The central character of the first volume is a magnificently realized character. Leonie Vallon, known as Lea de Lonval, has become a wealthy and successful courtesan. She is also an agreeable, intelligent, understanding person.
Cheri came under her tutelage in matters of sexual delight at the age of eighteen and gave himself eagerly to the...
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