The Kepi (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Colette
- First Published: 1943
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: About 1897
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Colette, Paul Masson, Marco, Lieutenant Trallard
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Authors or writers, Emotions
- Locales: Paris, France
The Story
Colette's good friend Paul Masson senses her loneliness and visits her frequently to cheer her up with his “lies.” One day he tells her about the lady of the library, who has never had a lover. Once she had a husband, but he mistreated her and she left him; nowadays she makes a living ghostwriting cheap novels for a sou a line. This, however, is not another of Masson's lies—Marco really exists.
Colette is intrigued by the tale of the struggling, middle-aged writer and accompanies Masson to Marco's dilapidated apartment. There she finds a thin, graceful...
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