{"product_id":"cheri-and-the-end-of-cheri","title":"Chéri and the End of Chéri","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eChéri\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequel, \u003cem\u003eThe End of Chéri\u003c\/em\u003e, mark Colette's finest achievements in their brilliant, subtle, and frank investigations of love and power. Set in the Parisian demimonde in the last days of the Belle Époque, \u003cem\u003eChéri\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Léa, a courtesan at the end of a successful career, and her lover, the beautiful but emotionally opaque Chéri. Chéri will soon enter into an arranged marriage, ending their six-year affair, which--they will each realize too late--has been the one real love of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe End of Chéri\u003c\/em\u003e picks up their story in the aftermath of the First World War. Chéri, now a decorated soldier, has returned from the trenches to a changed world. Emotionally estranged from his independent and unfaithful wife, a psychically wounded Chéri begins an inexorable descent--one that leads him back to a stunning encounter with Léa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the acclaimed writer and translator Lydia Davis puts it in an illuminating foreword, Rachel Careau's \"brilliantly ingenious, close new translation\" reveals \u003cem\u003eChéri\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe End of Chéri\u003c\/em\u003e as \"the strangest of love stories.\" Colette skillfully portrays her characters' shifting inner lives and desires amid a clear-eyed depiction of interpersonal power dynamics. Careau's lean, attentive translation restores to these classic novels their taut, remarkably modern style--the essence of Colette's genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eColette \u003c\/strong\u003e(1873-1954)\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eauthored numerous works, including \u003cem\u003eGigi\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Vagabond\u003c\/em\u003e, and the five Claudine novels. She was the first woman elected president of the Académie Goncourt.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCareau, Rachel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRachel Careau \u003c\/strong\u003eis the recipient of a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship. She lives in Hudson, New York.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483453722898,"sku":"9781324006374","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f898f892-d626-44fc-9293-ff063a4d17d2.jpg?v=1730361462","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cheri-and-the-end-of-cheri","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}