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This volume gathers together all of Marcel Proust's short fiction and six tales never before translated into English.
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
This volume gathers together all of Marcel Proust's short fiction and six tales never before translated into English.
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 21,46 MB
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0861540158
'Startlingly audacious.' Literary Review New writing from the literary master Throughout Proust’s life, nine of his short stories remained unseen – the writer never even spoke of them. Perhaps he was not ready to share the early themes he was nurturing for his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. Or perhaps, in dealing directly with gay desire, they were too audacious – too near to life – for the censorious society of the time. In these stories, published in English for the first time, we find an intimate portrait of a young author full of darkness, complexity and melancholy, longing to reveal himself to the world.
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,90 MB
Release : 2013-09-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0486316688
Selections from the satirical, moving short stories and sketches featured in Proust's first published work. Telling reflections of the lives, loves, manners, and motivations of salon society in fin-de-siècle Paris.
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 27,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category :
ISBN : 0815412649
This volume gathers together all of Marcel Proust's short fiction and six tales never before translated into English.
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 39,24 MB
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0141963395
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.
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 31,29 MB
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0739131370
Lake of Heaven is the story of a traditional mountain village in Japan that is destroyed in the process of constructing a dam. It tells of the lives of the displaced villagers as they struggle to retain their traditional culture_including their stories, dances, music, mythology, and dreams_in the face of displacement, environmental destruction, and rapid modernization. Although fictional, the work is rooted in the events of actual villages in the mountains of Kyushu and Ishimure's imaginative reconstructions of their people's tales. Lake of Heaven considerably stretches the familiar Western conceptions of the novel form. Its interweaving of local stories, dreams, and myths lends it a deep sense of the Noh Drama. Gary Snyder writes that Lake of Heaven is 'a remarkable text of mythopoetic quality_with a Noh flavor_that presents much of the ancient lore of Japan and the lore of the spirit world.' The story becomes a parable for the larger world, 'in which all of our old cultures and all of our old villages are becoming buried, sunken, and lost under the rising waters of the dams of industrialization and globalization.'
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 048649702X
Set amid the salon society of fin-de-siècle Paris, these captivating tales offer satirical and moving depictions of metropolitan life. Proust's stunning debut chronicles the lives, loves, manners, and motivations of a fascinating cast of characters. These philosophical reflections, brief narratives, and prose poems established the 22-year-old author as a remarkable collector of exquisitely poignant sensations and recollections. Appropriate for intermediate-level students of French, this dual-language volume is equally suited to classroom use and to independent study. New English translations appear on pages facing the original French text. Readers will find this volume a fascinating introduction to the works of a key figure of French literature as well as a valuable aid to mastering one of the world's most enchanting languages. Dover (2014) original publication.
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 32,38 MB
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0525505539
The long-awaited penultimate volume--"the very summit of Proust's art" (Slate)--in the acclaimed Penguin translation of Marcel Proust's greatest work, in time for the 150th anniversary of his birth "The greatest literary work of the twentieth century." --The New York Times A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paper Peter Collier's acclaimed translation of The Fugitive introduces a new generation of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust. The sixth and penultimate volume in Penguin Classics' superb new edition of In Search of Lost Time--the first completely new translation of Proust's masterpiece since the 1920s--brings us a more comic and lucid prose than readers of English have previously been able to enjoy. "Miss Albertine has left!" So begins The Fugitive, the second part of what is often referred to as "the Albertine cycle," or books five and six of In Search of Lost Time. As Marcel struggles to endure Albertine's departure and vanquish his loss, he ends up in an anguished search for the essential truth of the enigmatic fugitive, whose love affairs with other women provoke in him jealousy and a new understanding of sexuality. Eventually, he lets go of Albertine and begins to find himself, discovering his own long-lost inner sources of creativity. For more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author : Antoine Laurain
Publisher : Gallic Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 191354737X
From the author of The Red Notebook, described as 'Parisian perfection' by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Red is My Heart is a stunning collection of words and images in collaboration with Parisian street artist, Le Sonneur, about how to mend a broken heart. 'Enchanting' Washington Post How can you mend a broken heart? Do you write a letter to the woman who left you – and post it to an imaginary address? Buy a new watch, to reset your life? Or get rid of the jacket you wore every time you argued, because it was in some way … responsible? Combining the wry musings of a rejected lover with playful drawings in just three colours – red, black and white – bestselling author of The Red Notebook, Antoine Laurain, and renowned street artist Le Sonneur have created a striking addition to the literature of unrequited love. Sharp, yet warm, whimsical and deeply Parisian, this is a must for all Antoine Laurain fans.
Author : Marcel Proust
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,6 MB
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0008262888
A charming, funny, poignant collection of twenty-three letters from Marcel Proust to his upstairs neighbour