{"product_id":"the-mysterious-correspondent-new-stories-9781786079244","title":"The Mysterious Correspondent: New Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewly discovered tales from one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen - the writer never spoke of them. Why did he choose not to publish them along with the others? One possible answer is that he was developing his themes in preparation for his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e; another is that the stories were too audacious - too near to life - for the censorious society of the time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these stories, published here for the first time, we find an intimate picture of a young author full of darkness and melancholy, longing to reveal his true self to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786079244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144","brand":"Marcel Proust","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39463543472309,"sku":"9781786079244","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_52cc9822-9f65-4930-837d-558c8dc68e71.jpg?v=1615924611","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mysterious-correspondent-new-stories-9781786079244","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}