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: | 4th June 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. 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.
Chéri features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Novella (Short Novel), Fiction in translation
Chéri is available in Paperback, Hardback
Chéri was written by Colette and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Chéri has 128 pages
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