The extraordinary life and times of Marcel Proust, one of the greatest literary voices of the twentieth century, by "Proust's definitive biographer" (Harold Bloom) Based on a wealth of letters, memoirs, workbooks, and manuscripts unavailable before, the book examines Proust's character and development as an artist, the glittering Parisian world of which he was a part, and the passions that enabled him to write his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time.

"Serious, thoughtful, well-balanced, well-informed. . . . Carter is the kind of reader Proust hoped for, one who understands that a great work compels us to become better readers of ourselves."-Victor Brombert, Los Angeles Times

"An impeccably researched and well-paced narrative that brings vividly and credibly to life not only the writer himself but also the changing world he knew."-Roger Pearson, New York Times Book Review Named a Notable Book of 2000 by the New York Times Book Review

About the Author
William C. Carter, professor emeritus of French at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is the author of Proust in Love and a new, fully annotated edition of Proust's classic Swann's Way.

Reviews
"Carter's greatest contribution to date . . . [a] towering biography of Proust, meticulously researched and accessibly written."-Adam Watt, H-France Review -- Adam Watt * H-France Review *



Book Information
ISBN 9780300191790
Author William C. Carter
Format Paperback
Page Count 1000
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 1497g