"La Fin de Chéri" by Colette is a novel published in 1926. This sequel follows Chéri after World War I as he struggles to find purpose in a transformed society. His wife and mother have become independent, his former lover Léa has aged, and the world he once knew has vanished. Adrift and unable to adapt to post-war life, Chéri searches desperately for meaning while growing increasingly isolated from everyone around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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