Chéri

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Chéri

by Colette

FR·~3 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

Chéri

3:52:20

Description

A young, strikingly handsome man known as Chéri returns to the elegant bedroom of Léa, a woman of refined taste and sharp wit, where their playful yet tense conversation begins. Their banter over a pearl necklace, jokes about age and appearance, and the sensual atmosphere of silk, lace, and a gleaming iron bed set the stage for a relationship that oscillates between tenderness and provocation. The dialogue crackles with both affection and rivalry, hinting at deeper insecurities that each tries to mask with humor.

As the story unfolds, Léa and Chéri navigate the delicate balance between desire and societal expectation, each testing the other's boundaries while confronting the inevitable passage of time. Their interactions reveal a world where love is intertwined with vanity, power, and the fear of losing one's allure. Listeners will be drawn into a richly textured portrait of early‑twentieth‑century romance, where the characters’ charms and flaws are laid bare in a dance of longing and self‑discovery.

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Language

fr

Duration

~3 hours (223K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

Sep 1, 2004

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Colette

Colette

1873–1954

A sharp, sensual voice in French literature, she wrote about love, desire, freedom, and the complicated lives of women with unusual honesty. Her work still feels vivid and modern, from the early Claudine novels to the beloved novella Gigi.

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