Marcel Proust Biography by Mary Ann Caws 2003 Hardcover Overlook Illustrated Lives

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Number of Pages: 160 Pages LC Classification Number: PQ2631.R63Z545656 Item Height: 0.7 in ISBN-13: 9781585674053 Topic: European / French, Literary Item Weight: 9.9 Oz gtin13: 9781585674053 LCCN: 2003-054929 Genre: Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Abrams, Inc. Dewey Edition: 21 Item Width: 5.2 in Item Length: 7.4 in brand: Abrams, Inc. Dewey Decimal: 843/.912 Grade From: Twelfth Grade Synopsis: The Overlook Illustrated Lives series offers visual literary biographies, incisively and informatively written by leading experts, accompanied by photographs and illustrations that bring to life the author's world. Coinciding with the publication of the first all-new English translation of Proust's great work in more than seventy years, Marcel Proustvividly captures Proust's solitary genius and life of passionate observation, from his daily routines to the elite social circle that fascinated his youth. The more than one hundred photos and illustrations, some previously unpublished, enable readers to share the celebrated author's sight-and how others saw him: Proust's favorite paintings, portraits of the people he was close to, sources for his fictional characterizations, copious illustrations of the theatrical events and exhibitions Proust attended with such enthusiasm, scores of the music he loved, his manuscripts, sketches, and the places dear to him and central to the great novel that was his life's work. Illustrator: Yes Book Title: Marcel Proust (Overlook Illustrated Lives) Author: Mary Ann Caws Format: Hardcover Publication Year: 2003 ISBN-10: 1585674052 Language: English Intended Audience: Trade