In Search of C. K. Scott Moncrieff: The Man Who Brought Proust to the English-Speaking World
Tue, May 19, 2015
6:00 PM–8:00 PM
Join Eric Banks and author Jean Findlay for a conversation about her new book Chasing Lost Time: The Life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff: Soldier, Spy and Translator. The conversation is devoted to the life of the man who gave the world the first English translation of Marcel Proust’s A La Recherche du Temps Perdu and will explore his own writings as well as the literary and historical figures who colored his life.
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