{"product_id":"9781324052050","title":"Chéri and The End of Chéri","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49990954385648,"sku":"9781324052050","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781324052050","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}