LY231 Café Littéraire: "Chéri," by Colette

The registration limit for this event has been reached. Please put your name on the waitlist and you will be contacted if a spot becomes available. The next book group meeting is scheduled for Friday, 20 June, and registration opens on Saturday, 24 May.

Chéri (1920) is a French novel by Colette that explores love, aging, and shifting gender roles in Belle Époque Paris. The story centers on the complex, emotionally charged relationship between Léa de Lonval, a glamorous and independent courtesan nearing fifty, and Chéri, a beautiful, self-indulgent young man twenty-five years her junior. As Chéri prepares for an arranged marriage, both characters are forced to confront their emotional dependence and the realities of change, time, and societal expectation. With elegance and psychological depth, Colette examines the bittersweet end of an unconventional love affair and the quiet tragedy of growing older.

The book group normally meets at the organizer's apartment. The directions, door code, telephone number, etc., are sent following registration in the 7-day and 1-day reminder emails.