{"product_id":"proust-among-the-stars-malcolm-bowie-9780231114912","title":"Proust Among the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor many, Proust is the supreme European writer of the twentieth century. This book tackles his achievement head-on. Art, death, sex, politics, loss, guilt, morality--Proust's major themes are revealed and explained here. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProust Among the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is a matchless close reading of \u003ci\u003eRemembrance of Things Past\u003c\/i\u003e and a lesson in how to read the great books profitably and pleasurably. Malcolm Bowie asserts that Proust's novel is one of the great exercises in speculative imagining in the world's literature; and that its originality lies first in the quality of Proust's textual invention, page after page, line after line. Proust's world constantly shimmers with a sense of multiple possibilities and is at the same time infused with the urge to order, obsessively to organize. Bowie examines how Proust achieves this in his writing, as opposed to his themes, plots, or theories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn original, beautiful, and deeply moving book, \u003ci\u003eProust Among the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Proust's work deepens our understanding of our lives and ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Bowie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231114915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231114912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.22w x 0.90d","brand":"Malcolm Bowie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946358210815,"sku":"9780231114912","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_379f503a-0d32-4df4-ae05-dcf9555df551.jpg?v=1681512690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/proust-among-the-stars-malcolm-bowie-9780231114912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}