The mysterious correspondent : new stories /
Proust, Marcel,1871-1922,author.
Mandell, Charlotte,translator.
OneWorld Publications,publisher.
"Throughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen; the writer never even spoke of them. Perhaps he was not ready to share the early themes he was nurturing for his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. Or perhaps, in dealing directly with gay desire, they were too audacious-- too near to life for the censorious society of the time. In these stories, published in English for the first time, we find an intimate portrait of a young author full of darkness, complexity and melancholy, longing to reveal himself to the world"--
"Originally published in French by Éditions de Fallois as Le Mystérieux Correspondant et autres nouvelles inédites, 2019"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Pauline de S. -- The mysterious correspondent -- [Unfinished variation] -- A captain's reminiscence -- Jacques Lefelde (The stranger) -- In the underworld -- After Beethoven's Eighth symphony -- The awareness of loving her -- The gift of the fairies -- "That is how he loved."
"Throughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen; the writer never even spoke of them. Perhaps he was not ready to share the early themes he was nurturing for his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. Or perhaps, in dealing directly with gay desire, they were too audacious-- too near to life for the censorious society of the time. In these stories, published in English for the first time, we find an intimate portrait of a young author full of darkness, complexity and melancholy, longing to reveal himself to the world"--
Translated from French.
Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
Manners and customs.
Short stories, French.
Mystérieux correspondant.