A rare and wonderfully written book of literary detection that is heartbreaking as well as thrilling.
Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient
In the tradition of Simon Winchester s The Professor and the Madman comes Proust s Overcoat by Lorenza Foschini the charming, endlessly intriguing story of a collector s obsessive search for the personal effects of legendary author Marcel Proust. This fascinating true story introduces readers to a truly delightful character Jacques Gu rin, owner of a perfume company in France and enthralls them with his relentless lifelong pursuit of all things Proustian, even the author s most mundane possessions.