Publisher's Synopsis
Marcel Proust often commented that most people did not know how to read. Indeed few people read as deeply and extensively as Proust, who avidly consumed novels, poetry, plays and letters. He was as attuned to American, English and Russian literature as he was to French literature. By explaining revealing passages, Anka Muhlstein uncovers Mr Proust's extensive library of sources. Mr. Proust's Library is at once an easy introduction to Proust and a close critical reading of Proust's many literary sources.
