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Marcel Proust

A Life

A Life

By Edmund White

By Edmund White

By Edmund White

By Edmund White

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Part of Penguin Lives

Part of Penguin Lives

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Feb 24, 2009 | ISBN 9780143114987

Ebook $11.99

Jan 01, 1999 | ISBN 9781101202821

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    About Marcel Proust

    If there is anyone worthy of producing an intimate biography of the enigmatic genius behind Remembrance of Things Past, it is Edmund White, himself an award- winning writer for whom Marcel Proust has long been an obsession. White introduces us not only to the recluse endlessly rewriting his one massive work through the night, but also the darling of Parisian salons, the grasper after honors, and the closeted homosexual-a subject this book is the first to explore openly. From the frothiest gossip to the deepest angst, here is a moving portrait to be treasured by anyone looking for an introduction to this literary icon.

    About Marcel Proust

    If there is anyone worthy of producing an intimate biography of the enigmatic genius behind Remembrance of Things Past, it is Edmund White, himself an award- winning writer for whom Marcel Proust has long been an obsession. White introduces us not only to the recluse endlessly rewriting his one massive work through the night, but also the darling of Parisian salons, the grasper after honors, and the closeted homosexual-a subject this book is the first to explore openly. From the frothiest gossip to the deepest angst, here is a moving portrait to be treasured by anyone looking for an introduction to this literary icon.

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    Also by Edmund White

    Our Paris
    A Boy's Own Story
    The Married Man
    Marcel Proust
    The Farewell Symphony
    See all books by Edmund White

    About Edmund White

    Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1940. His fiction includes the autobiographical trilogy A Boy’s Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, and The Farewell Symphony, as well as Caracole, Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, and Skinned Alive, a collection of… More about Edmund White

    About Edmund White

    Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1940. His fiction includes the autobiographical trilogy A Boy’s Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, and The Farewell Symphony, as well as Caracole, Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, and Skinned Alive, a collection of… More about Edmund White

    Product Details

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Criticism | European World History

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Feb 24, 2009 | 176 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-1/8 | ISBN 9780143114987

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Criticism | European World History

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 01, 1999 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9781101202821

    Praise

    “A tale of twentieth-century literature ‘par excellence’ that White makes fun, accessible, and insightful.”
    –The Philadelphia Inquirer

    “White’s biography of Proust is a paragon of the genre; an engrossing and delightful piece of work.”
    -Norah Vincent, author of Self-Made Man

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