�A rare and wonderfully written book of literary detection that is heartbreaking as well as thrilling.� �Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient In the tradition of Simon Winchester�s The Professor and the Madman comes Proust�s Overcoat by Lorenza Foschini�the charming, endlessly intriguing story of a collector�s obsessive search for the personal effects of legendary author Marcel Proust. This fascinating true story introduces readers to a truly delightful character�Jacques Gu�rin, owner of a perfume company in France�and enthralls them with his relentless lifelong pursuit of all things Proustian, even the author�s most mundane possessions.
(less)�A rare and wonderfully written book of literary detection that is heartbreaking as well as thrilling.� �Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient In the tradition of Simon Winchester�s The Professor and the Madman comes Proust�s
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Proust's Overcoat: The True Story of One Man's Passion for All Things Proust | 