Marcel Proust

Pleasures and Days and "Memory" / Les Plaisirs et les Jours et "Souvenir" Short Stories by Marcel Proust (eBook, ePUB)

A Dual-Language Book
Übersetzer: Ousselin, Edward H

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Set amid the salon society of fin-de-siècle Paris, these captivating tales offer satirical and moving depictions of metropolitan life. Proust's stunning debut chronicles the lives, loves, manners, and motivations of a fascinating cast of characters. These philosophical reflections, brief narratives, and prose poems established the 22-year-old author as a remarkable collector of exquisitely poignant sensations and recollections.
Appropriate for intermediate-level students of French, this dual-language volume is equally suited to classroom use and to independent study. New English translations appear on pages facing the original French text. Readers will find this volume a fascinating introduction to the works of a key figure of French literature as well as a valuable aid to mastering one of the world's most enchanting languages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486316680
• Artikelnr.: 41044511

Autorenporträt

Marcel Proust (18711922) published his first book, Les Plaisirs et les Jours, in 1896, under the patronage of Anatole France. He is best known for his six-volume, 4,000-page novel, À la recherche du temps perdu, written and published over a 14-year period.
Edward H. Ousselin, Professor of Modern and Classical Languages at Western Washington University, is the author of The Invention of Europe in French Literature and Film.

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