Pleasures and Days
Paperback
Main Details
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Pleasures and Days
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Marcel Proust
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Translated by Andrew Brown
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:200 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781847493170
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| Classifications | Dewey:843.912 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Alma Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Alma Classics
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| Publication Date |
18 July 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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""
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