An edition of Marcel Proust (1999)

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An edition of Marcel Proust (1999)

Marcel Proust

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"Considered the greatest - and most influential - writer of the twentieth century, Marcel Proust was also one of its most fascinating figures. In this portrait, Edmund White, author of an acclaimed biography of Jean Genet and the much admired novel A Boy's Own Story displays a rare understanding of this most complex man.

A strange, reclusive genius who often lay in bed for days at a time in his cork-lined room, obsessively rewriting his masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past, Proust was at other times a tireless socialite, attending the grandest parties and dazzling the guests - especially the most important ones - with his vivacity and wit.

White also depicts the yearning, lonely boy, the ambitious grasper after honors, and the miserably closeted homosexual, an aspect of his life that this book explores frankly and perceptively."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Pages
165

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Marcel Proust
1999, Viking
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p.157-165).

Published in
New York
Series
A Penguin life, Penguin lives series.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
843/.912, B
Library of Congress
PQ2631.R63 Z982 1999, PQ2631.R63Z982 1999, PQ 2631 R63 Z982 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
165 p. ;
Number of pages
165

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL361952M
Internet Archive
marcelproust00whit
ISBN 10
0670880574
LCCN
98022119
OCLC/WorldCat
39195365
Library Thing
244189
Goodreads
852284

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