Pleasures and Regrets Author:Marcel Proust Published when he was only twenty-five, this book consists of stories, sketches, and thematic writings on a variety of subjects. They reflect the characteristics of fin-de-siecle Paris, yet are illumined with the unique touches of observation and analysis Proust was to perfect in his later works. The perfect introduction to Proust and the longer... more » work.""--Punch« less