Remembrance of the Man who Translated Proust

Nov 17, 2014, 09:15 PM

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If you've ever struggled through Marcel Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past," you have C.K. Scott Moncrieff to thank. Moncrieff's translation introduced the French novelist to the English-speaking world. What's more, Moncrieff's own life was a veritable novel.