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The celebrated novelist and influential cultural critic's classic biography of one of history's most important writers, Marcel Proust If there is anyone worthy of producing an intimate biography of the enigmatic genius behind Remembrance of Things Past, it is Edmund White, himself an award- winning writer for whom Marcel Proust has long been an obsession. White introduces us not only to the recluse endlessly rewriting his one massive work through the night, but also the darling of Parisian salons, the grasper after honors, and the closeted homosexual-a subject this book is the first to explore openly. From the frothiest gossip to the deepest angst, here is a moving portrait to be treasured by anyone looking for an introduction to this literary icon.

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A tale of twentieth-century literature 'par excellence' that White makes fun, accessible, and insightful. <br> - The Philadelphia Inquirer <br><br> White's biography of Proust is a paragon of the genre; an engrossing and delightful piece of work. <br>-Norah Vincent, author of Self-Made Man <br><br>

A tale of twentieth-century literature 'par excellence' that White makes fun, accessible, and insightful. <br> - The Philadelphia Inquirer <br> White's biography of Proust is a paragon of the genre; an engrossing and delightful piece of work. <br>-Norah Vincent, author of Self-Made Man

A tale of twentieth-century literature 'par excellence' that White makes fun, accessible, and insightful. -The Philadelphia Inquirer White's biography of Proust is a paragon of the genre; an engrossing and delightful piece of work. -Norah Vincent, author of Self-Made Man

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Edmund White is the author of many novels, including A Boy's Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, The Farewell Symphony, and Our Young Man. His nonfiction includes City Boy, Inside a Pearl, The Unpunished Vice, and other memoirs; The Flâneur, about Paris; and literary biographies and essays. He was named the 2018 winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction and received the 2019 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation.

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