Monsieur Proust
Author: Albaret, Celeste
ISBN: 9781590170595
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jun 2004
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback / softback
Celeste Albaret was Marcel Proust's housekeeper in his last years, when he retreated from the world to devote himself to In Search of Lost Time. She could imitate his voice to perfection, and Proust himself said to her, "You know everything about me." Her reminiscences of her employer present an intimate picture of the daily life of a great writer who was also a deeply peculiar man, while Madame Albaret herself proves to be a shrewd and engaging companion.
ISBN: 9781590170595
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jun 2004
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback / softback
Celeste Albaret was Marcel Proust's housekeeper in his last years, when he retreated from the world to devote himself to In Search of Lost Time. She could imitate his voice to perfection, and Proust himself said to her, "You know everything about me." Her reminiscences of her employer present an intimate picture of the daily life of a great writer who was also a deeply peculiar man, while Madame Albaret herself proves to be a shrewd and engaging companion.
