The Magic Lantern of Marcel Proust

In this short, straightforward, and beautifully written guide, Howard Moss deploys just the right touch of allure and explanation to enrich any reader's experience of Marcel Proust's great novel. Moss deftly describes the book's intricate form and recurrent themes, turning complications into pleasures to be enjoyed (rather than puzzles to be suffered). Read Moss on Proust before starting "In Search of Lost Time," after finishing it, or any time in between. Howard Moss was poetry editor of "The New Yorker" from 1948 until his death in 1987. He won the National Book Award in 1972 for "Selected Poems."