Proust's Overcoat : The True Story of One Man's Passion for All Things Proust

from wonderperson

An inspiring extended long article in book form about how a Parisian Society man a perfumer who runs a successful Perfumers, rescues Marcel Proust possessions for eternity; the struggle to in effect get his possessions and in a sense becoming an Archivist resulting in Marcel Prousts stuff without...

from shellyquade

This slim volume recounts the obsessive need of collector Jacques Guerin to possess the former belongings of Marcel Proust. Letters, first editions, furniture... anything that was once important to, or written by Proust, Guerin wants to see, touch, and experience. Basically, Guerin was rich, havi...

from kraaivrouw

A lovely little read - essentially a longish essay on one man's obsession with Marcel Proust and the things that belonged to him. Wonderfully well-written and interspersed with pictures this is a great pick for bibliophiles and anyone interested in collecting.

from KrisR

In this lovely short book, Foschini chronicles the diligent (and obsessive) commitment of Jacques Guérin to rescue as many of Marcel Proust's belongings as he could from the ravages of time and the destructive maelstrom of Proust's sister-in-law, who sought to obliterate any reminders of her brot...

from zibilee

In this charming yet brief novella, a man's quest to liberate all of Proust's belongings from their sad fates of destruction becomes an all-encompassing passion that comes to define him. When Jacques Guérin falls ill with appendicitis, he fortuitously becomes the patient of Dr. Robert Proust, bro...