The complete short stories of Marcel Proust /

Proust 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. C...

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Main Author: Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922 (Author)
Other Authors: Neugroschel, Joachim (Translator, Editor), Shattuck, Roger (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cooper Square Press, 2001.
Edition:First Cooper Square Press edition.
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Summary:Proust 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.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xvii, 201 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:0815411367
9780815411369