La Fin de Chéri

by Colette

"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.