Proust's only other work of fiction published in his lifetime apart from the monumental novel cycle In Search of Lost Time, Pleasures and Days takes the reader on a journey through the high-society circles of fin-de-siecle Paris, presenting the lives, loves and attitudes of a host of unforgettable characters.
Author Biography
Most famous for his seminal In Search of Lost Time, the novelist and critic Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922) was a forerunner of Modernism and one of the twentieth century's most important literary figures.
Reviews
"Yields the earliest blooms from [Proust's] emerging, lifelong fascination with the labyrinths of snobbery and sexuality in Parisian high society."" Independent""
