Chéri

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Chéri is a 1920 novel by French author Colette that portrays the complex, bittersweet relationship between a young man and an older courtesan in Belle Époque Paris.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literaryWork
novel
adaptedInto Chéri (2009 film) NERFINISHED
author Colette NERFINISHED
authorGender female
authorNationality French
centralTheme aging
desire
endOfAnEra
jealousy
love
socialConventions
countryOfOrigin France
filmAdaptationCountry France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationDirector Stephen Frears NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationLanguage English
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2009
firstPublicationForm book
genre Belle Époque fiction
novel of manners
psychological fiction
romantic novel
hasSequel La Fin de Chéri NERFINISHED
hasSubject Parisian high society
courtesan culture
relationships between different generations
literaryMovement French literature of the early 20th century
literaryReputation classic of French literature
mainCharacter Chéri NERFINISHED
Léa de Lonval NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
notableCharacterType courtesan
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Chéri NERFINISHED
protagonistAgeDifferenceTheme youngerManOlderWoman
publicationYear 1920
publisherCountry France NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Belle Époque NERFINISHED
settingPlace Paris NERFINISHED

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Colette notableWork Chéri