Reviews
Foschini does a superb job of driving the intrigue and depicting how and why Guérin fell into such an infatuation. The Prousts and Guérin are characters not soon forgotten., “Foschini does a superb job of driving the intrigue and depicting how and why Gu rin fell into such an infatuation. The Prousts and Gu rin are characters not soon forgotten.â€�, Lorenza Foschini s portrait of Guérin and his Proust obsession is delightful, and the objects themselves take on a life of their own and do a jig in this little volume., A fascinating, quick read about Jacques Gurin, a guy whose obsession with Marcel Proust makes Justin Bieber fans look calm (slight exaggeration)., The translation by Karpeles... is seamless. VERDICT: This reviewer belonged to a group that read only Proust; we called ourselves the Proustitutes. Proust s Overcoat is urgently recommended to Proustitutes wherever you are., [Foschini], elegantly teasing out the relationship between family dynamics and property... highlights the role of objects and spaces in Proust s work, allowing us to see In Search of Lost Time through a different lens., This sparkling, elegant piece of reportage addresses not only these particular facts and their historical ambience but also, more indirectly, larger questions of our fascination with celebrity and our passion for relics, however humble, gilded by the charisma of fame., Lorenza Foschini s delightful portrait of Guerin and his Proust obsession (translated from the Italian by Eric Karpeles). The objects themselves take on a life of their own and do a jig in this little volume., Foschini does a superb job of driving the intrigue and depicting how and why Gurin fell into such an infatuation. The Prousts and Gurin are characters not soon forgotten., “A fascinating, quick read about Jacques Gu rin, a guy whose obsession with Marcel Proust makes Justin Bieber fans look calm (slight exaggeration).â€�, A rare and wonderfully written book of literary detection, that is heartbreaking as well as thrilling, about the 'afterlife' of a writer's manuscripts and the things he carried., “Lorenza Foschini’s portrait of Gu rin and his Proust obsession is delightful, and the objects themselves take on a life of their own and do a jig in this little volume.â€�, Lorenza Foschini's portrait of Guérin and his Proust obsession is delightful, and the objects themselves take on a life of their own and do a jig in this little volume., [Foschini], elegantly teasing out the relationship between family dynamics and property... highlights the role of objects and spaces in Proust's work, allowing us to see In Search of Lost Time through a different lens., 'Lorenza Foschini's portrait of GuÉrin and his Proust obsession is delightful, and the objects themselves take on a life of their own and do a jig in this little volume.' (Los Angeles Times), A fascinating, quick read about Jacques Guérin, a guy whose obsession with Marcel Proust makes Justin Bieber fans look calm (slight exaggeration)., Readers pondering what manner of person created the masterpiece In Search of Lost Time will gobble up this tale of family tensions, revenge and collecting as they reflect on a literary legacy that was almost lost., The translation by Karpeles... is seamless. VERDICT: This reviewer belonged to a group that read only Proust; we called ourselves the Proustitutes. Proust's Overcoat is urgently recommended to Proustitutes wherever you are., Lorenza Foschini's portrait of Gurin and his Proust obsession is delightful, and the objects themselves take on a life of their own and do a jig in this little volume., It's exquisite, delicate, fascinating. I put PROUST'S OVERCOAT on the same shelf as Serena Vitale's PUSHKIN'S BUTTON and Umberto Eco's FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM., Lorenza Foschini's delightful portrait of Guerin and his Proust obsession (translated from the Italian by Eric Karpeles). The objects themselves take on a life of their own and do a jig in this little volume.
