Letters to His Neighbor -- Marcel Proust

<p>Marcel Proust's genius for illuminating pain is on spectacular display in this recently discovered trove of his correspondence, <em>Letters to His Neighbor</em>. Already suffering from noise within his cork-lined walls, Proust's poor soul was not ready for the fresh hell of his new upstairs neighbor, Dr. Williams, a dentist with a thriving practice directly above his head.</p><p>Chiefly to Mme Williams, these ever-polite letters (often accompanied by flowers, books, or compliments) are frequently hilarious--Proust couches his pained frustration in gracious eloquence. In Lydia Davis's hands, the digressive brilliance of his sentences shines: "Don't speak of annoying neighbors, but of neighbors so charming (an association of words contradictory in principle since Montesquiou claims that most horrible of all are 1: neighbors and 2: the smell of post offices) that they leave the constant tantalizing regret that one cannot take advantage of their neighborliness." Richly illustrated with facsimile letters and photographs, <em>Letters to His Neighbor</em> is catnip for lovers of Proust.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Marcel Proust<br><b>Publisher:</b> New Directions Publishing Corporation<br><b>Published:</b> 11/05/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 112<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.70h x 5.50w x 0.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780811238649