{"product_id":"chri-and-the-end-of-chri-9781324006374","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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324006374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.59h x 5.80w x 1.18d","brand":"Colette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780889657419,"sku":"9781324006374","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_8170aad8-ccc4-44f5-92e9-27199f80d00a.jpg?v=1654693331","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/chri-and-the-end-of-chri-9781324006374","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}