· Overview. Their friend Marcel Proust had killed himself after the fall in diamond shares, a collapse that annihilated a part of his fortune. This is the first-ever translation into English of this startling tour-de-force by one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers. The Lemoine Affair was inspired by the real-life French scandal involving Henri Lemoine, who claimed he could manufacture diamonds from ISBN · The Lemoine Affair. Their friend Marcel Proust had killed himself after the fall in diamond shares, a collapse that annihilated a part of his fortune. This is the first-ever translation into Author: Marcel Proust. Background: Marcel Proust was one of the many caught up in a then famous scandal known as the Lemoine Affair. A man named Henri Lemione had scammed M. Proust along with others, such as the officers of De Beers Diamond Co., with the claim that he could make diamonds. Proust lost money and M. Lemione, once exposed and convicted disappeared/5(6).
The Lemoine Affair (Marcel Proust) The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) ADVERTISEMENT. The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams) The Lover (Marguerite Duras) The Ravishing of Lol Stein (Marguerite Duras) Bear (Marian Engel) The Lemoine Affair was inspired by the real-life French scandal involving Henri Lemoine, who claimed he could manufacture diamonds from coal and convinced numerous people—including officers of the De Beers diamond mine company and Proust himself—to invest in the scheme. The Lemoine Affair (Paperback) Published February 1st by Melville House. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Marcel Proust, Charlotte Mandell (Translator) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language.
Marcel Proust plays mimic in The Lemoine Affair, taking a real-life scandal involving a man. The Lemoine Affair. Their friend Marcel Proust had killed himself after the fall in diamond. THE LEMOINE AFFAIR. Marcel Proust. translated by Charlotte Mandell. Melville House ($10) by Alyssa Pelish. In , Parisian society was amused by the court trial of self-proclaimed alchemist Henri Lemoine, whose purported fabrication of ring-sized diamonds duped the De Beers Diamond Syndicate out of nearly 2 million francs.
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