Letters of Marcel Proust


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Presents selected correspondence from the French novelist, which details his life as a dutiful son and socialite, and reveals his signature ideas about life, art, and character, which appear as major themes in his masterpiece.




Letters to the Lady Upstairs


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A charming, funny, poignant collection of twenty-three letters from Marcel Proust to his upstairs neighbour







Marcel Proust


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This biography of Marcel Proust provides a picture of the intellectual and social universe that fed his art, along with a critcal reading of the work itself.




Other People's Letters


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This wonderfully spontaneous evocation of a glamorous Proustian world reads like a detective story.




Marcel Proust


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Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the publication of "A la recherche du temps perdu" one hundred years ago, this title portrays in abundant detail the life and times of literary voices of the twentieth century.




Days of Reading


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In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.




Marcel Proust


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Proust's letters to his mother were first published in France in 1955, and were immediately recognized as one of the most important and fascinating instalments of his vast correspondence. It is hoped that the present volume will serve as a complete introduction to the beauties and complexities of "A la Recherche du Temps Perdu" and to the real 'life in time' from which this great novel sprang.




Proust and the Arts


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Offers new perspectives on Proust's complex and creative relation to a variety of art forms from different eras.