Chasing lost time the life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff : soldier, spy, and translator Findlay, Jean creator author. text bibliography biography Biography Biography. Biographies. History. Biographies. Biographies. nyu 2015 2014 First American edition. monographic eng print xiv, 351 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm "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"-- 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. Jean Findlay. "Originally published in 2014 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain"--Title page verso. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- e-it--- Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth) 1889-1930 Proust, Marcel 1871-1922 Translators Great Britain Biography Authors, English 20th century Biography Catholics Great Britain Biography Gay men Great Britain Biography Soldiers Great Britain Biography World War, 1914-1918 Biography Spies Great Britain Biography Espionage, British Italy History 20th century Écrivains anglais 20e siècle Biographies Catholiques Grande-Bretagne Biographies Homosexuels masculins Grande-Bretagne Biographies Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 Biographies Espions Grande-Bretagne Biographies Espionnage britannique Italie Histoire 20e siècle BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Literary Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth) 1889-1930 À la recherche du temps perdu (Proust, Marcel) Authors, English Catholics Espionage, British Gay men Soldiers Spies Translators Great Britain Italy Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth) 1889-1930 Proust, Marcel 1871-1922 Translators Great Britain Biography Authors, English 20th century Biography Catholics Great Britain Biography Gay men Great Britain Biography Soldiers Great Britain Biography World War, 1914-1918 Biography Spies Great Britain Biography Espionage, British Italy History 20th century World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746 1900 - 1999 fast CT788.S379 F55 2015 941.082092 BIO007000 9780374119270 0374119279 9780374714017 2014039386 Farrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600 http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/270/9780374119270/image/lgcover.9780374119270.jpg http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/270/9780374119270/image/lgcover.9780374119270.jpg DLC 150209 20240418135543.5 in00004787037 eng