{"product_id":"the-mysterious-correspondent-new-stories","title":"Mysterious Correspondent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n'Startlingly audacious.' \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew writing from the literary master\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout Proust’s life, nine of his short stories remained unseen – the writer never even spoke of them. Perhaps he was not ready to share the early themes he was nurturing for his masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/em\u003e. Or perhaps, in dealing directly with gay desire, they were too audacious – too near to life – for the censorious society of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, published in English for the first time, we find an intimate portrait of a young author full of darkness, complexity and melancholy, longing to reveal himself to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49724684075352,"sku":"9781786079244","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781786079244_481a2b22-efb1-4ef5-ad44-dcbd68ddeb14.jpg?v=1778511640","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-mysterious-correspondent-new-stories","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}