Chéri: spoiled, petulant, beautiful, aged twenty-five. Léa: magnificent, brilliant, remorseless, aged forty-nine. They are in love, but their relationship exists beyond the bounds of social acceptability and must one day come to an end, no matter the cost.
A succès de scandale on publication for its depiction of transgressive love, Colette's celebrated novella is also a profound and compelling exploration of the passage of time, the body and ageing, mirrors, self-perception, self-knowledge and the tragedy of mortality.
| ISBN: | 9780241574706 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 2026 |
| Author: | Colette |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Novella (Short Novel) Fiction in translation |
Chéri: spoiled, petulant, beautiful, aged twenty-five. Léa: magnificent, brilliant, remorseless, aged forty-nine.
Chéri features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Novella (Short Novel), Fiction in translation
Paperback, Hardback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. Pre-order. 29th October 2026.
Chéri was written by Colette and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Chéri has 128 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. Pre-order. 29th October 2026.