MARCEL PROUST

In White's superb telling, Proust is shown in all his fascinating eccentricity -- not just the recluse obsessively rewriting his one massive work through the night, but the yearning, lonely boy; the dazzling wit and darling of Parisian salons; the seeker of fame; , and the unhappy homosexual whose troubled grappling with his sexual identity this book is the first to explore. A masterly blend of the life and the work, here is a gem to be treasured not only by literati and students, but by anyone looking for an introduction to an enduring genius.