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The Mysterious Correspondent

New Stories
By Marcel Proust
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Recently uncovered, nine previously unseen short stories by Marcel Proust provide an intimate glimpse into the young author's early explorations of themes later perfected in In Search of Lost Time. These audacious tales, too close to life for the censorious society of their day, reveal a melancholy and dark soul yearning to express his true self. The volume offers a journey through love, suffering, time, and identity, framed by Proust's evolving artistry.
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Ideal for readers interested in early 20th-century literature, Proust enthusiasts, and those fascinated by the creative process behind literary masterpieces. Suitable for students of literature and anyone drawn to probing explorations of time, love, and human nature.

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The Mysterious Correspondent

Originally published in French by âEditions de Fallois as Le Mystâerieux Correspondant et autres nouvelles inâedites, 2019.

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Newly discovered stories from one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century.

Throughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen - the writer never spoke of them. Why did he choose not to publish them along with the others? One possible answer is that he was developing his themes in preparation for his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time; another is that the stories were too audacious - too near to life - for the censorious society of the time.

In these stories, published here for the first time, we find an intimate picture of a young author full of darkness and melancholy, longing to reveal his true self to the world.

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Literary Review highlights the fine translation and audacity, noting Proust's combination of satire and moral insight and his profound exploration of human emotion. Publisher's Weekly praises the richly annotated stories for their emotional rawness and scholarly appeal. French critics from Le Point and Le Figaro Littéraire celebrate this remarkable rediscovery and the powerful emergence of Proust’s voice.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786079244

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oneworld Publications

Contributors:

  • Translated by Charlotte Mandell
  • Translated by Charlotte Mandell
  • Translated by Charlotte Mandell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Classic Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Marcel Proust Non-Fiction

About the Author

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is considered one of the most influential novelists of the twentieth century. The stories that make up The Mysterious Correspondent were written when the author was still in his twenties, before his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time, came to be seen as one of the pre-eminent works of French literature.

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