Presents selected correspondence from the French novelist, which details his life as a dutiful son and socialite, and reveals his signature ideas about life, art, and character, which appear as major themes in his masterpiece.

Letters from the period when he translated Ruskin share Proust's observations on literature, art, medieval history, and the classics

Product Description: This third volume of Proust's letters covers the period when the writer was at the height of his powers, though he remained in bed in his cork-lined room for six and a half days a week as his asthma worsened. "Du Cote de chez Swann", the first volume of his extraordinary novel, was published (at his own expense, following rejection by three publishers)...read more

Gathers letters by the French novelist to his family and friends during the summer of 1905 when he lived and worked in London