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Pleasures and Days and "Memory" / Les Plaisirs et les Jours et "Souvenir" Short Stories by Marcel Proust: A Dual-Language Book

By Marcel Proust , Edward H Ousselin

Book information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2014
ISBN
048649702X, 9780486497020
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
403 kB (412375 bytes)
Series
Dover Dual Language French
Edition
Tra
Pages
352\0
Time added
2015-04-29 08:59:25

Description

Set amid the salon society of fin-de-siècle Paris, these captivating tales offer satirical and moving depictions of metropolitan life. Proust's stunning debut chronicles the lives, loves, manners, and motivations of a fascinating cast of characters. These philosophical reflections, brief narratives, and prose poems established the 22-year-old author as a remarkable collector of exquisitely poignant sensations and recollections.Appropriate for intermediate-level students of French, this dual-language volume is equally suited to classroom use and to independent study. New English translations appear on pages facing the original French text. Readers will find this volume a fascinating introduction to the works of a key figure of French literature as well as a valuable aid to mastering one of the world's most enchanting languages.Dover (2014) original publication.

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