Sunday Morning! “Chéri” and “La Fin de Chéri” by Colette

Rufus F.

Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).

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5 Responses

  1. Saul Degraw says:

    I recently finished and very much enjoyed Belonging and Betrayal: How Jews Made the Art World Modern by Charles Dellheim: https://www.amazon.com/Belonging-Betrayal-Jews-World-Modern/dp/1684580560

    It is very hard to find other people who are into books like the above. Most people just seem to think of them as dry and dull. Even my friends who are readers do not read books like these. Hell, the people I know who are librarians seem more into squeeing about the people who take out fifteen fantasy paperbacks at a time than any patron with more intellectual pursuits.Report

  2. LeeEsq says:

    I’ve never been able to get into literature where the main characters are basically too far removed from middle class morality and live a hedonistic lifestyle. I find reading about really self-indulgent people very unpleasant for some reason. Disfunction and proud disfunction really don’t appeal to me. My guess that this both out of jealousy and having to get people out of trouble from this sort of behavior a lot at work. I associate too much with the people that end up on the receiving end of the disfunction.Report

    • Rufus F. in reply to LeeEsq says:

      I get what you’re saying, but ya know, for me, it’s like I find certain people unpleasant but really compelling. It’s sort of like people I can only handle in small doses in real life. I can get sucked into a novel with people I’d run away from if they were flesh and blood. But, even there, it’s not an every-novel sort of thing. Once in a while more like.Report

  3. Paul Eprile says:

    Dear Rufus F., I just came across your forthright and perceptive review. I’m curious to know which translation of the Colette novels you read.Report