Marcel Proust

White, Edmund

ISBN 10: 0736646922 ISBN 13: 9780736646925

Publisher: Books on Tape, 2000

Synopsis

Profiles Proust beyond his reclusive and obsessive persona, as a lonely young boy, darling of Parisian salons, fame seeker, and troubled homosexual.

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Review

aA tale of twentieth-century literature apar excellencea that White makes fun, accessible, and insightful.a
a"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
aWhiteas biography of Proust is a paragon of the genre; an engrossing and delightful piece of work.a
aNorah Vincent, author of "Self-Made Man"

"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"
"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

About the Author

Edmund White, author of thirteen books, is a Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres, and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Award for Literature from the National Academy of Arts and Letters. His Genet: A Biography won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Lambda Literary Award. He lives in Paris, France.

About this edition

• Publisher: Books on Tape
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0736646922
• ISBN 13: 9780736646925
• Binding: Audio Cassette