À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs: À la recherche du temps perdu #2

by Marcel Proust

Overview

À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs est le deuxième tome de À la recherche du temps perdu de Marcel Proust publié en 1919 aux éditions Gallimard. Grâce au soutien engagé de Léon Daudet, le roman reçoit la même année le prix Goncourt par six voix contre quatre pour Les Croix de bois de Roland Dorgelès.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781985654600
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/20/2018
Pages:	516
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.04(d)
Language:	French

About the Author

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) was born in Auteuil, France. In his twenties, following a year in the army, he became a conspicuous society figure, frequenting the most fashionable Paris salons of the day. After 1899, however, his chronic asthma, the death of his parents, and his growing disillusionment with humanity caused him to lead an increasingly retired life. From 1907 on, he rarely emerged from a cork-lined room in his apartment on boulevard Haussmann. There he insulated himself against the distractions of city life and the effects of trees and flowers—though he loved them, they brought on his attacks of asthma. He slept by day and worked by night, writing letters and devoting himself to the completion of In Search of Lost Time.

Date of Birth:

July 10, 1871

Date of Death:

November 18, 1922

Place of Birth:

Auteuil, near Paris, France

Place of Death:

Paris, France