"An exquisite new translation of Colette's tragicomic masterpiece, a pair of novels exploring the relationship between an aging courtesan and a much younger man. Ch???eri and its sequel, The End of Ch???eri, 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 ???Epoque, Ch???eri tells the story of L???ea, a courtesan at the end of a successful career, and her lover, the beautiful but emotionally opaque Ch?? ...
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"An exquisite new translation of Colette's tragicomic masterpiece, a pair of novels exploring the relationship between an aging courtesan and a much younger man. Ch???eri and its sequel, The End of Ch???eri, 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 ???Epoque, Ch???eri tells the story of L???ea, a courtesan at the end of a successful career, and her lover, the beautiful but emotionally opaque Ch???eri. Ch???eri 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. The End of Ch???eri picks up their story in the aftermath of the First World War; as a psychically wounded Ch???eri begins an inexorable descent, he finds he cannot return to the L???ea he left"--
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Good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. Could have library markings. Ships promptly!
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Fair. A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Dust jacket may be missing. Pages can include considerable highlighting markings writing but cannot obscure the text. May be an Ex-lib. copy and have standard library stamps and or stickers. May NOT include discs or access code or other supplemental material. We ship Monday-Saturday and respond to inquiries within 24 hours.
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