Description: Proust: The Early Years and Proust: The Later Years by George D. Painter"The most famous biography in English (and one of the most influential biographies of the century) is George D. Painter's MARCEL PROUST: A BIOGRAPHY, originally published by Chatto & Windus (London) in two volumes, the first in 1959 and the second in 1964." - Edmund WhiteIn Volume I, Painter exhausted all available resources to create this portrait not only of Proust and his work but also of turn-of-the-century France with its salons, its political tension, its poets and its painters. Volume 2 of George Painter's monumental biography continues Proust's story from his father's death in 1903 to his own death in 1922. It describes the loss of his beloved mother, the eating of the madeleine that inspired "A la Recherche du Temps Perdu," his love for the young chauffeur Agostinelli, the fame that came to him late in life, and finally his race against time to complete his masterwork. Many of Painter's sources are used here for the first time."Great biography of a great man. Fantastic attention to detail. Painter knows A la Recherche du Temps Perdu by heart I believe and knows also the incredible social context, and Proust's amazing set of friends. He is the greatest writer yet." - Charles Egbert, Amazon ReviewVintage Hardcovers / Atlantic Monthly Press / 1965 / Good Condition (some foxing to page ends and dustjackets)
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Book Title: Proust
Author: George D. Painter
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