Jacques GuÉrin was a prominent businessman at the head of his family's successful perfume company, but his real passion was for rare books and literary manuscripts. From the time he was a young man, he frequented the antiquarian bookshops of Paris in search of lost, forgotten treasures. The ultimate prize? Anything from the hands of Marcel Proust. GuÉrin identified with Proust more deeply than with any other writer, and when illness brought him by chance under the care of Marcel's brother, Dr. Robert Proust, he saw it as a remarkable opportunity. Shamed by Marcel's extravagant writings, embarrassed by his homosexuality, and offended by his disregard for bourgeois respectability, his family had begun to deliberately destroy and sell their inheritance of his notebooks, letters, manuscripts, furni-ture, and personal effects. Horrified by the destruction, and consumed with desire, GuÉrin ingratiated himself with Marcel's heirs, placating them with cash and kindness in exchange for the writer's priceless, rare material remains. After years of relentless persuasion, GuÉrin was at last rewarded with a highly personal prize, one he had never dreamed of possessing, a relic he treasured to the end of his long life: Proust's overcoat. Proust's Overcoat introduces a cast of intriguing and unforgettable characters, each inspired and tormented by Marcel, his writing, and his orphaned objects. Together they reveal a curious and compelling tale of lost and found, of common things and uncommon desires.
發表於2024-12-23
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圖書標籤: 普魯斯特 英文 小說 inE
a very quick read with some skips taken. overall it's provided a nice peek of the old days, both of Marcel and Mr G's.
評分a very quick read with some skips taken. overall it's provided a nice peek of the old days, both of Marcel and Mr G's.
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評分香水商 Jacques Guerin 是普魯斯特書迷,因病結識普魯斯特的弟弟,腫瘤科/外科醫生羅拔,結下搜集普魯斯特手稿、書信、傢具、及聞名的普魯斯特大衣的因緣,並發掘普魯斯特與弟弟、弟婦的微妙感情,不無感慨。法國前總統密特朗親自拜訪,希望為國傢圖書館接收部份手稿/書籍,Guerin 也不賣帳,但臨終將大部份收藏捐增及拍賣。本書作者是意大利記者 Lorenza Foschini(譯者則是 Paintings in Proust 的作者 Eric Karpeles),行文明淨,溫厚但不煽情,是極好看的報告文學!
Proust's Overcoat 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載