{"product_id":"marcel-proust-a-life-9780143114987","title":"Marcel Proust: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe celebrated novelist and influential cultural critic's classic biography of one of history's most important writers, Marcel Proust\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf there is anyone worthy of producing an intimate biography of the enigmatic genius behind \u003ci\u003eRemembrance of Things Past\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdmund White \u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Boy's Own Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Room Is Empty, The Farewell Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Our Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction includes \u003ci\u003eCity Boy, Inside a Pearl, The Unpunished Vice, \u003c\/i\u003e and other memoirs; \u003ci\u003eThe Flâneur\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565425955090,"sku":"9780143114987","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5159d67b-033c-4321-be71-a7378cdbf36b.jpg?v=1731885737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marcel-proust-a-life-9780143114987","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}