Proust at the Majestic: The Last Days of the Author Whose Book Changed Paris
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Book Overview
A vivid portrait of the early impact of In Search of Lost Time --and of the last months of Proust in a city where he had become an unlikely star. On a May evening in 1922, the English arts lovers... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:158234471X
ISBN13:9781582344713
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Length:358 Pages
Weight:1.22 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 8.5"
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Extending Proust
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The first part of the book is a fascinating examination of the guest list at a famous party given by Sydney and Violet Schiff at the Majestic Hotel in Paris near the end of Proust's life. Proust was one of the guests; so was James Joyce, although they apparently had little of substance to discuss. The party section is a bit tedious, if only because my expectation was to learn more about Proust from the outset. Once I finished the book, however, I felt that it was one of the best on Proust that I have read, probing his relationships with others as he finished his great work. I liked Ronald Hayman's biography of Proust for its examination of his creative process and the use of involuntary memory. This book is a good companion to Hayman's.
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