{"product_id":"gate-of-lilacs-a-verse-commentary-on-proust","title":"Clive James: Gate of Lilacs [2016] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver a period of fifteen years Clive James learned French by almost no other method than reading \u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ela recherche du temps perdu\u003c\/i\u003e. Then he spent half a century trying to get up to speed with Proust's great novel in two different languages. \u003ci\u003eGate of Lilacs\u003c\/i\u003e is the unique product of James's love and engagement with Proust's eternal masterpiece.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ela recherche du temps perdu\u003c\/i\u003e, Proust, in James's words, 'followed his creative instinct all the way until his breath gave out', and now James has done the same. In \u003ci\u003eGate of Lilacs\u003c\/i\u003e, James, a brilliant critical essayist and poet, has blended the two forms into one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had always thought the critical essay and the poem were closely related forms . . . If I wanted to talk about Proust's poetry beyond the basic level of talking about his language - if I wanted to talk about the poetry of his thought - then the best way to do it might be to write a poem.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the end, if \u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ela recherche du temps perdu\u003c\/i\u003e is a book devoted almost entirely to its author's gratitude for life, for love, and for art, this much smaller book is devoted to its author's gratitude for Proust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James, Clive","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44611215294754,"sku":"9781509812356","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/james-clive-clive-james-gate-of-lilacs-2016-hardback-9781509812356-60561086939475.jpg?v=1735456798","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/gate-of-lilacs-a-verse-commentary-on-proust","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}