The Complete Short Stories of Marcel ProustThe Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust
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Current format, Book, 2001, 1st Cooper Square Press ed, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsProust is developing into one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. This new collection contains his first literary endeavor, "Pleasures and Days," translated into English for the first time in 50 years, along with six additional stories, never before seen in English. Critiquing Proust's early stories is like appraising Picasso's four-year-old napkin drawings. There are subtle hints of brilliance, but these callow stories pale in comparison to his enigmatic opus, Remembrance of Things Past. Both works share the glitzy backdrop of Parisian high society and tiptoe through the same topics: addressing vanity, investigating the validity of sexual mores, and pondering the impact of sickness on life. Separated by 17 years, these juvenile tales set the thematic and stylistic table for the unique feast of Proust's mature work. Delicately translated by Neugroschel, the prolific three-time PEN Award winner, these early musings are priceless, insightful venturing into the mind of a maturing virtuoso. -- Jeffrey Snowbarger (Booklist, ALA).
Presents English translations of sixteen short stories by nineteenth-century French novelist Marcel Proust.
Presents English translations of sixteen short stories by nineteenth-century French novelist Marcel Proust.
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