Marcel Proust: A Life, with a New Preface by the Author (Henry McBride Series in Modernism and Modernity)

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 Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the 2013 Edition -- Preface -- PART I: Petit Marcel (1870â€?1889) -- 1 Secret Places of the Heart -- 2 A Sentimental Education -- PART II: Vanity Fair (1889â€?1895) -- 3 Private Proust -- 4 A Modest Literary Debut -- 5 A Man About Town -- 6 A Musical Prodigy -- PART III: A Man of Letters (1895â€?1899) -- 7 Pleasures and Days -- 8 The Duelists -- 9 Am I a Novelist? -- PART IV: A Voluntary Servitude (1900â€?1906) -- 10 Ruskin and Certain Cathedrals -- 11 His Blue Eyes -- 12 Self-Hypnosis -- 13 A Happy Man 14 Broken Promises15 The Only Honey of My Life -- PART V: The Beginning of Freedom (1907â€?1912) -- 16 Filial Sentiments of a Parricide -- 17 The Notebook of 1908 -- 18 Against Sainte-Beuve -- 19 Gathering Impressions -- 20 In Search of a Publisher -- PART VI: Love and War (1913â€?1918) -- 21 Proust's Way -- 22 Annus Horribilis -- 23 Shattered Hearts -- 24 A Fortuny Gown -- 25 Proust of the Ritz -- 26 A Walk in the Snow -- PART VII: The Fountain of Youth (1919â€?1922) -- 27 Homeless -- 28 The Idea of Death -- 29 I Am Finishing a Great Task 30 The End of TimeNotes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z Preface to the 2013 Edition -- Preface -- -- Part I. Petit Marcel (1870-1889) -- -- 1. Secret Places of the Heart -- -- 2. A Sentimental Education -- -- Part II. Vanity Fair (1889-1895) -- -- 3. Private Proust -- -- 4. A Modest Literary Debut -- -- 5. A Man About Town -- -- 6. A Musical Prodigy -- -- Part III. A Man of Letters (1895-1899) -- -- 7. Pleasures and Days -- -- 8. The Duelists -- -- 9. Am I a Novelist? -- -- Part IV. A Voluntary Servitude (1900-1906) -- -- 10. Ruskin and Certain Cathedrals -- -- 11. His Blue Eyes -- -- 12. Self-Hypnosis -- -- 13. A Happy Man -- -- 14. Broken Promises -- -- 15. The Only Honey of My Life -- -- Part V. The Beginning of Freedom (1907-1912) -- -- 16. Filial Sentiments of a Parricide -- -- 17. The Notebook of 1908 -- -- 18. Against Sainte-Beuve -- -- 19. Gathering Impressions -- -- 20. In Search of a Publisher -- -- Part VI. Love and War (1913-1918) -- -- 21. Proust's Way -- -- 22. Annus Horribilis -- -- 23. Shattered Hearts -- -- 24. A Fortuny Gown -- -- 25. Proust of the Ritz -- -- 26. A Walk in the Snow -- -- Part VII. The Fountain of Youth (1919-1922) -- -- 27. Homeless -- -- 28. The Idea of Death -- -- 29. I Am Finishing a Great Task -- -- 30. The End of Time -- Notes -- Index Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the first publication of À la recherche du temps perdu one hundred years ago, Marcel Proust portrays in abundant detail the extraordinary life and times of one of the greatest literary voices of the twentieth century. “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 “William C. Carter is Proust’s definitive biographer.”—Harold Bloom  Named a Notable Book of 2000 by the New York Times Book Review Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the first publication of À la recherche du temps perdu one hundred years ago, Marcel Proust portrays in abundant detail the extraordinary life and times of one of the greatest literary voices of the twentieth century. "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 "William C. Carter is Proust's definitive biographer."—Harold Bloom Named a Notable Book of 2000 by the New York Times Book Review Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the first publication of À la recherche du temps perdu one hundred years ago, Marcel Proust portrays in abundant detail the extraordinary life and times of one of the greatest literary voices of the twentieth century. “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 “William C. Carter is Proust's definitive biographer.”—Harold Bloom Named a Notable Book of 2000 by the New York Times Book Review Reissued with a new preface to commemorate the publication of "A la recherche du temps perdu" one hundred years ago, this title portrays in abundant detail the life and times of literary voices of the twentieth century.