Madame Proust: A Biography

by Evelyne Bloch-Dano

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time opens with one of the most famous scenes in literature, as young Marcel, unable to fall asleep, waits anxiously for his mother to come to his bedroom and kiss him good night. Proust's own mother is central to the meaning of his masterpiece, and she has always held a special role in literary history, both as a character and as a decisive influence on the great writer's career. Without knowing much about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226056422
• ISBN13: 9780226056425
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"