Book of the Week - Proust's Overcoat
By Lorenza Foschini. A story of literary detection set in pre-war Paris
Book of the Week - Proust's Overcoat - Episode 1
It's pre-war Paris, and Jacques Guerin, a rich bibliophile with a passion for the late Marcel Proust, has a chance encounter which leads him to his quarry.
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Book of the Week - Proust's Overcoat - Episode 2
Following the death of Robert, his widow Marthe seizes her chance to get rid of everything relating to Marcel Proust.
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Book of the Week - Proust's Overcoat - Episode 3
By Lorenza Foschini. Guerin is determined to salvage all he can from the house clearance, but Werner is not as forthcoming as he might be.
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Book of the Week - Proust's Overcoat - Episode 4
The overcoat which Marcel Proust wore for most of the last decade of his life and which he used as a bedspread has a powerful hold over Guerin.
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Book of the Week - Proust's Overcoat - Episode 5
By Lorenza Foschini. Jacques Guerin offers up his collection to the world and the author opens a cardboard box.
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