First published in 1920, "Cheri" is considered Colette's finest novel. It did, however, cause considerable controversy at the time, both in its choice of setting - the fabulous demi-monde of the Parisian courtesans - and in its portrayal of the exquisitely handsome, spoilt and sardonic Cheri.
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.
Set in Paris’s demi-monde at the beginning of the twentieth century, Chéri by Colette is a passionate story of devotion, misplaced desire and the passage of time.Chéri is part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated from French by Janet Flanner, who was an extraordinary writer and journalist. She was the Paris correspondent for The New Yorker for fifty years.Fred Peloux, affectionately nicknamed Chéri, is handsome and spoilt. Until now he’s lived a life of hedonistic luxury, and has been indulged in his every desire. He is newly married to the young and beautiful Edmée, and according to early twentieth-century Parisian society, he has everything a man could dream of. But the only woman he can think about is his lover, Léa de Lonval, a beautiful, ageing courtesan who has stolen his heart. Full of wit, drama and intensity, Chéri is a groundbreaking novel which grapples with radical ideas about sexuality and ageing.This Macmillan Collector’s Library edition is introduced by acclaimed writer Paul Bailey.
L a de Lonval, une courtisane de pr s de cinquante ans, est la ma tresse de Fred Peloux, appel Ch ri. mesure qu'elle prouve le manque de conviction croissant de son jeune amant, L a ressent, avec un merveillement d senchant et la lucidit de l'amertume, les moindres effets d'une passion qui sera la derni re. Pourtant il suffira Ch ri d' pouser la jeune et tendre Edm e pour comprendre que la rupture avec L a ne va pas sans regrets.
I wrote and illustrated this book many years ago about my crazy standard poodle, Cheri, and her silly antics to make you laugh and to show you that standard poodles are not just fluffy, fancy show dogs. They are second only to border collies in intelligence and make wonderful, fun-loving pets. An added bonus is they don't shed, so they are allergy friendly. All the tales in this book are true and not exaggerated As I tell my grandsons, dogs are angels God sends us to bring us joy and comfort and to teach us about love, caring, responsibility, and how to say goodbye since they don't live as long as we do.
An Irish Times Book of the Year 2023 'An extraordinary achievement' Mary Gaitskill 'In the hands of a maestro, less can be so much more' Independent Cheri has been living with cancer for many years. Now, she is dying. As she navigates the final weeks of her life, and takes charge of the manner of her death, she is flooded with childhood memories, and returns to the present with a renewed appreciation for the brilliance of life around her: the autumn has never been so beautiful, her daughters never as radiant. Brave, incredibly strong and deeply loved, Cheri makes one last nerve-wracking journey across the country with her girls and her friends, knowing relief waits welcoming as a frozen lake on the other side. A masterpiece of fiction and memory, Cheri is a heart-breaking but glorious celebration of all the moments of beauty and pain that make an individual life, right up until its very last moments.
Il faut avec les mots de tout le monde crire comme personne. - Colette.Colette demeure l'une des figures marquantes de la litt rature fran aise du XXe si cle gr ce son style inimitable, empreint de po sie, de sensibilit et de finesse. En v ritable artisan des Lettres, elle peint avec d tails des portraits vivants et attachants, c l bre avec force la beaut du monde naturel, capte avec justesse la complexit des motions humaines. Dans ce roman, Colette nous plonge dans l'histoire d'amour impossible entre L a et Ch ri. Elle y d nonce les in galit s sociales, les conventions et les illusions de la jeunesse ternelle. travers le temps qui passe, la beaut qui s'effrite, l'amour qui se transforme, Colette, avec une finesse in gal e, explore les m andres du coeur humain. Avec une sensualit d licate, elle voque les plaisirs des sens, les parfums, les textures, cr ant ainsi une atmosph re envo tante qui transporte le lecteur au coeur de l'histoire.Les th mes abord s dans cette oeuvre r sonnent encore aujourd'hui: la romance, la fuite du temps, la beaut de la jeunesse, la d pendance affective... Un roman intemporel qui nous invite une profonde r flexion sur la condition humaine et la complexit des relations amoureuses.
CHÉRI er Colettes berømte roman om forholdet mellem den aldrende, velhavende kvinde Léa de Lonval og hendes unge elsker, den smukke og forkælede Fred Peloux, bedre kendt som Chéri. Det er en skildring af den hengivenhed, der vokser ud af begær, og en sansemættet levendegørelse af overklassens Paris i begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede. Romanen, der efterfølges af AFSKED MED CHÉRI, blev oprindeligt udgivet i 1920 og foreligger nu i en smuk nyoversættelse af Caroline Albertine Minor med forord af Suzanne Brøgger.
Romanen Chéri utspelar sig i det tidiga 1900-talets Paris, en mytisk tid då konsten blomstrade och den fria kärleken bejakades. I bokens centrum står Léa, en förmögen, medelålders kvinna och hennes vackre, nyckfulle, 24 år yngre älskare Chéri. Med skärpa och sensualism, inkännande och skoningslöst, skildrar Colette det psykologiska spelet mellan de älskande på ett sätt som gör att berättelsen känns helt modern trots att den skrevs för snart ett sekel sedan. Chéri utkom 1920 och samma år skrev Colette även en scenversion av boken. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, mer känd som Colette, född 1873 i ett litet samhälle i Bourgogne, död i Paris 1954, är en av Frankrikes främsta 1900-talsförfattare. Hon har skrivit en rad böcker, många baserade på hennes eget frigjorda liv. "Det är det samtidigt sakliga och överdådiga i hennes språk och hennes ojämförbara sinne för detaljer som lyser genom decennierna. (...) Hård i sin blick, i sitt språk och i det oavbrutet fängslande." Kulturnytt, SR "Historien är både humoristisk och sorglig, eftersom åldersskillnaden tvingar relationen att ta slut. Jag älskar detaljerna det rosa, spetsgardinerna, pärlorna som skapar stämningen av sensualism, lyx och dekadens." Kommunalarbetaren "Romanen är en genial uppvisning av ståndsmässig ytlighet och underskön fransk syndighet, som skrivs fram med en osentimental språklig élan och precision. Detta i kombination med bokens sinnliga beskrivningar av möblemang, kulörer, material och blommor gör att Colettes prosa (och Björkmans översättning) blir en lustfylld läsning. När hon beskriver sina karaktärers kroppsliga fåfänga, som när Chéri ser sig själv i spegeln som en annan Dorian Gray, är hon intet annat än hänförande." Hufvudstadsbladet
