Proust and His Banker: In Search of Time Squandered

by Gian Balsamo

The steady hand that kept Proust financially afloat despite speculative ventures and extravagant pursuits of love

What Marcel Proust wanted from life most of all was unconditional requited love, and the way he went after it--smothering the objects of his affection with gifts--cost him a fortune. To pay for such extravagance, he engaged in daring speculations on the stock exchange. The task of his cousin and financial adviser, Lionel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611177367
• ISBN13: 9781611177367
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"