Colette
Cheri the Last of Cheri
Paperback
(Book Jungle Oct. 22, 2008)
Cheri and The Last Of Cheri involve a tragicomic love affair. Colette (1873-1954) is the pseudonym for Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known in English speaking countries for her novel Gig, which was later the source for the a Lerner & Loewe musical film and stage musical. Cheri and The Last Of Cheri are two novels concerning a love affair between a successful but aging courtesan, Léa de Lonval, and her spoiled young lover called Chéri. The intensity of their feelings is revealed when Chéri marries eighteen-year-old Marie-Laure.
- ISBN
- 1438503741 / 9781438503745
- Pages
- 252
- Weight
- 16.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 0.5
in.