Title: Gate of Lilacs: A Verse Commentary on Proust
Author: Clive James
ISBN: 978-1509812356
Publisher: Picador
Published: 21st April 2016
Format: Hardcover
Description: 'Over a period of fifteen years Clive James learned French by almost no other method than reading À la recherche du temps perdu. Then he spent half a century trying to get up to speed with Proust's great novel in two different languages. Gate of Lilacs is the unique product of James's love and engagement with Proust's eternal masterpiece.'
Author: Clive James
ISBN: 978-1509812356
Publisher: Picador
Published: 21st April 2016
Format: Hardcover
Description: 'Over a period of fifteen years Clive James learned French by almost no other method than reading À la recherche du temps perdu. Then he spent half a century trying to get up to speed with Proust's great novel in two different languages. Gate of Lilacs is the unique product of James's love and engagement with Proust's eternal masterpiece.'
Page count: 112
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