{"product_id":"9780062005465","title":"Proust's Overcoat: The True Story of One Man's Passion for All Things Proust","description":"OpenRoad - \u003cp\u003e\"A rare and wonderfully written book of literary detection that is heartbreaking as well as thrilling.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    —Michael Ondaatje, author of \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Simon Winchester's \u003ci\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eProust's Overcoat\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Guérin, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins e-books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119312716016,"sku":"9780062005465","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062005465_p0.jpg?v=1769910416","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062005465","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}