The Resource Chasing lost time : the life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff : soldier, spy, and translator, Jean Findlay
Chasing lost time : the life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff : soldier, spy, and translator, Jean Findlay
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- Summary
- "The thrilling first-ever biography of Proust translator C.K. Scott Moncrieff, penned by his great-great-niece. 'And suddenly the memory returns. The taste was that of the little crumb of madeleine which on Sunday mornings at Combray (because on those mornings I did not go out before church-time), when I went to say good day to her in her bedroom, my aunt Léonie used to give me.' With these words, Marcel Proust's narrator is plunged back into the past. Since 1922, English-language readers have been able to take this leap with him thanks to translator C.K. Scott Moncrieff, who wrestled with Proust's seven-volume masterpiece--published as Remembrance of Things Past--until his death in 1930. While Scott Moncrieff's work has shaped our understanding of one of the finest novels of the twentieth century, he has remained hidden behind the genius of the man whose reputation he helped build. Now, in this biography--the first ever of the celebrated translator--Scott Moncrieff's great-great-niece, Jean Findlay, reveals a fascinating, tangled life. Catholic and homosexual; a partygoer who was lonely deep down; secretly a spy in Mussolini's Italy and publicly a debonair man of letters; a war hero described as 'offensively brave,' whose letters from the front are remarkably cheerful--Scott Moncrieff was a man of his moment, thriving on paradoxes and extremes. In Chasing Lost Time, Findlay gives us a vibrant, moving portrait of the brilliant Scott Moncrieff, and of the era--changing fast and forever--in which he shone"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 351 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
- Contents
-
- Bloodline
- Childhood
- Winchester, 1903-1905
- First Love Affairs, 1905-1908
- To Edinburgh
- Lightness in War, 1914
- God in the Trenches, 1915-16
- Critic at War
- Wounded Out, 1917-18
- In Love with Wilfred Owen
- Sniping in the Literary World
- Translating Proust
- Writer/Spy in Fascist Italy
- Discovering Pirandello
- 1927-1928 : A Death and Eviction
- Rome, 1928-1930
- Epilogue
- Family Postscript
- List of published works by Charles Scott Moncrieff
- Isbn
- 9780374119270
- Label
- Chasing lost time : the life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff : soldier, spy, and translator
- Title
- Chasing lost time
- Title remainder
- the life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff : soldier, spy, and translator
- Statement of responsibility
- Jean Findlay
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Catholics -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Espionage, British -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Gay men -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
- Scott-Moncrieff, C. K., (Charles Kenneth), 1889-1930
- Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography
- Spies -- Great Britian -- Biography
- Translators -- Great Britain -- Biography
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The thrilling first-ever biography of Proust translator C.K. Scott Moncrieff, penned by his great-great-niece. 'And suddenly the memory returns. The taste was that of the little crumb of madeleine which on Sunday mornings at Combray (because on those mornings I did not go out before church-time), when I went to say good day to her in her bedroom, my aunt Léonie used to give me.' With these words, Marcel Proust's narrator is plunged back into the past. Since 1922, English-language readers have been able to take this leap with him thanks to translator C.K. Scott Moncrieff, who wrestled with Proust's seven-volume masterpiece--published as Remembrance of Things Past--until his death in 1930. While Scott Moncrieff's work has shaped our understanding of one of the finest novels of the twentieth century, he has remained hidden behind the genius of the man whose reputation he helped build. Now, in this biography--the first ever of the celebrated translator--Scott Moncrieff's great-great-niece, Jean Findlay, reveals a fascinating, tangled life. Catholic and homosexual; a partygoer who was lonely deep down; secretly a spy in Mussolini's Italy and publicly a debonair man of letters; a war hero described as 'offensively brave,' whose letters from the front are remarkably cheerful--Scott Moncrieff was a man of his moment, thriving on paradoxes and extremes. In Chasing Lost Time, Findlay gives us a vibrant, moving portrait of the brilliant Scott Moncrieff, and of the era--changing fast and forever--in which he shone"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Findlay, Jean
- Dewey number
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- 941.082092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CT788.S379
- LC item number
- F55 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.
- Translators
- Proust, Marcel
- Authors, English
- Catholics
- Gay men
- Soldiers
- World War, 1914-1918
- Spies
- Espionage, British
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Chasing lost time : the life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff : soldier, spy, and translator, Jean Findlay
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Bloodline -- Childhood -- Winchester, 1903-1905 -- First Love Affairs, 1905-1908 -- To Edinburgh -- Lightness in War, 1914 -- God in the Trenches, 1915-16 -- Critic at War -- Wounded Out, 1917-18 -- In Love with Wilfred Owen -- Sniping in the Literary World -- Translating Proust -- Writer/Spy in Fascist Italy -- Discovering Pirandello -- 1927-1928 : A Death and Eviction -- Rome, 1928-1930 -- Epilogue -- Family Postscript -- List of published works by Charles Scott Moncrieff
- Control code
- ocn892456505
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 351 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780374119270
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014039386
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)892456505
- a1101522
- Label
- Chasing lost time : the life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff : soldier, spy, and translator, Jean Findlay
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Bloodline -- Childhood -- Winchester, 1903-1905 -- First Love Affairs, 1905-1908 -- To Edinburgh -- Lightness in War, 1914 -- God in the Trenches, 1915-16 -- Critic at War -- Wounded Out, 1917-18 -- In Love with Wilfred Owen -- Sniping in the Literary World -- Translating Proust -- Writer/Spy in Fascist Italy -- Discovering Pirandello -- 1927-1928 : A Death and Eviction -- Rome, 1928-1930 -- Epilogue -- Family Postscript -- List of published works by Charles Scott Moncrieff
- Control code
- ocn892456505
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 351 pages, 16 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780374119270
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014039386
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)892456505
- a1101522
Subject
- Biographies
- Catholics -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Espionage, British -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Gay men -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
- Scott-Moncrieff, C. K., (Charles Kenneth), 1889-1930
- Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography
- Spies -- Great Britian -- Biography
- Translators -- Great Britain -- Biography
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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