Marcel Proust's Letters to His Neighbor 2024 Trade Paperback Edition-image

Marcel Proust's Letters to His Neighbor 2024 Trade Paperback Edition

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Intended Audience: Trade Topic: Letters, Literary ISBN-13: 9780811238649 gtin13: 9780811238649 Item Width: 5.6 in Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Synopsis: Marcel Proust's genius for illuminating pain is on spectacular display in this recently discovered trove of his correspondence, Letters to His Neighbor. Already suffering from noise within his cork-lined walls, Proust's poor soul was not ready for the fresh hell of his new upstairs neighbor, Dr. Williams, a dentist with a thriving practice directly above his head. Chiefly to Mme Williams, these ever-polite letters (often accompanied by flowers, books, or compliments) are frequently hilarious--Proust couches his pained frustration in gracious eloquence. In Lydia Davis's hands, the digressive brilliance of his sentences shines: "Don't speak of annoying neighbors, but of neighbors so charming (an association of words contradictory in principle since Montesquiou claims that most horrible of all are 1: neighbors and 2: the smell of post offices) that they leave the constant tantalizing regret that one cannot take advantage of their neighborliness." Richly illustrated with facsimile letters and photographs, Letters to His Neighbor is catnip for lovers of Proust., Vividly translated by Lydia Davis, Letters to His Neighbor puts on spectacular display Proust's genius for illuminating pain. Already suffering from the noise of Paris, despite his cork-lined walls, Proust was not ready for the fresh hell of his neighbor- directly overhead-marrying a divorcée with a young son. Written chiefly to Mme Williams, the new neighbor, these ever-polite Letters (always accompanied by compliments and often by flowers, a pheasant, or a book) are frequently hilarious, Proust couches his frustration in gracious eloquence, and in Davis's hands the digressive brilliance of his sentences shines. "Don't speak of annoying neighbors, but of neighbors so charming (an association of words contradictory in principle since Montesquiou claims that most horrible of all are 1: neighbors and 2: the smell of post offices) that they leave the constant tantalizing regret that one cannot take advantage of their neighborliness." Richly illustrated with facsimile Letters and photographs and concluding with a generous, fascinating, and meticulously researched afterword by the translator (complete with a map of his apartment). Letters to His Neighbor is catnip for lovers of Proust., Now in a beautiful paperback edition, Proust's tormented, touching, and often very funny letters to his noisy neighbor, vividly translated by Lydia Davis Book Title: Letters to His Neighbor Publication Year: 2024 Number of Pages: 112 Pages Format: Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 0811238644 brand: New Directions Publishing Corporation Item Weight: 23.5 Oz Author: Marcel Proust Item Height: 0.4 in Reviews: Like the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves of Qumran... twenty-six of Proust's letters to his upstairs neighbor, written over a decade during the composition of In Search of Lost Time, will delight any Proustian and will tide the faithful over until new relics come to light., Lydia Davis's translation gives one a feeling similar to that of encountering an old master painting that has just been cleaned. Exhilarating., One wonders if the headaches of apartment living might even have inspired him, as a worthy enemy might goad one to action. Item Length: 8.8 in Genre: Fiction, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections Language: English

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Further Details Title: Letters to His Neighbor Condition: New Format: Paperback EAN: 9780811238649 Language: English ISBN-10: 0811238644 ISBN: 9780811238649 Author: Lydia Davis, Marcel Proust Item Length: 142mm Item Height: 224mm Type: Novelists, Poets & Playwrights Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Release Date: 11/05/2024 Description: Marcel Proust’s genius for illuminating pain is on spectacular display in this recently discovered trove of his correspondence, Letters to His Neighbor . Already suffering from noise within his cork-lined walls, Proust’s poor soul was not ready for the fresh hell of his new upstairs neighbor, Dr. Williams, a dentist with a thriving practice directly above his head. Chiefly to Mme Williams, these ever-polite letters (often accompanied by flowers, books, or compliments) are frequently hilarious—Proust couches his pained frustration in gracious eloquence. In Lydia Davis’s hands, the digressive brilliance of his sentences shines: “Don’t speak of annoying neighbors, but of neighbors so charming (an association of words contradictory in principle since Montesquiou claims that most horrible of all are 1: neighbors and 2: the smell of post offices) that they leave the constant tantalizing regret that one cannot take advantage of their neighborliness.” Richly illustrated with facsimile letters and photographs, Letters to His Neighbor is catnip for lovers of Proust. Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Width: 10mm Item Weight: 173g Translator: Lydia Davis Contributor: Lydia Davis (Translated by) Genre: Fiction Release Year: 2024 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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