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
Grouped together after the part-title "Swann's Way" are the portraits of the family members, diplomats, doctors, school friends, salonistes, and servants who ma
In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin an
En 1896, M. Proust recueille en un volume l'ensemble des textes qu'il avait publié en revue depuis cinq ans, de manière à offrir une sorte d'agenda de l'exis
A widely recognized and respected authority on French literature, women's writing, feminist theory, and Jewish studies, Elaine Marks wrote groundbreaking books