Search results for ""Author Carol Clark""
Penguin Putnam Inc The Prisoner In Search of Lost Time Volume 5
Book SynopsisThe long-awaited fifth volume--representing the very summit of Proust's art (Slate)--in the acclaimed Penguin translation of the greatest literary work of the twentieth century (The New York Times)A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paperCarol Clark's acclaimed translation of The Prisoner introduces a new generation of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust. The fifth volume in Penguin Classics' superb new edition of In Search of Lost Time--the first completely new translation of Proust's masterpiece since the 1920s--brings us a more comic and lucid prose than readers of English have previously been able to enjoy.The titular prisoner is Albertine, the tall, dark orphan with whom Marcel had fallen in love at the end of Sodom and Gomorrah (volume 4). Albertine has moved in with Marcel in his family's apartment in Paris, where the pair have a seemingly limitless supply of
£20.80
Penguin Books Ltd Proust M In Search of Lost Time Volume 5
Book SynopsisSince the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore a more sharply engaged, comic and lucid Proust. IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. As the great story unfolds from its magical opening scenes to its devastating end, it is the Penguin Proust that makes Proust accessible to a new generation. Each book is translated by a different, superb translator working under the general editorship of Professor Christopher Prendergast, University of Cambridge.
£9.49
MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma Charles Deas and 1840s America
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Rowman & Littlefield Clash of Eagles Americas Forgotten Expedition to
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Lynch's expedition—and he was the driving force—is a story worth telling and sharing. Clark's book chronicles well their considerable travails on land and sea. She also puts the expedition into the wider context of American history and provides information on previous attempts to study the Dead Sea and figure out the sea level. Given that the Dead Sea is currently disappearing at the rate of one meter per year, the documentation of Lynch and his team provides important benchmarks and data to stand as witness to the sea's conditions before this depletion began."—Barbara A. Porter, director of the American Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan
£16.19
