Quote by Marcel Proust

This volume compiles a selection of letters authored by Marcel Proust during a crucial seven-year span of his literary career. Spanning the years immediately preceding and during the First World War, the correspondence details his daily life, struggles with declining health, and his intricate social relationships. The writings provide valuable context regarding the creation and publication of his masterwork, In Search of Lost Time, including his communications with publishers and contemporaries. Through these personal documents, readers gain a deeper understanding of the author's creative process, his aesthetic philosophies, and the historical backdrop that influenced his seminal modernist literature. more