{"product_id":"book-awpv","title":"Marcel Proust","description":"Considered one of the greatest—and most influential—writers of the twentieth century, Marcel Proust was also one of its most fascinating figures. A strange, reclusive genius who often lay in bed for days at a time obsessively rewriting his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eRemembrance of Things Past\u003c\/i\u003e, Proust was at other times a tireless socialite, attending the grandest parties and dazzling guests with his vivacity and wit. But as a boy Proust was yearning and lonely, an ambitious grasper after honors, and a miserably closeted homosexual, an aspect of his life that this book explores frankly and perceptively.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “White has a novelist’s eye for the telling detail or the remarkable phrase.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341416964400,"sku":"BDawpv","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/148942-awpv-Square.jpg?v=1734061122","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-awpv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}