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Originally Posted by Marie Monday
the Mengelberg and Bennink books are about them, gifts from a Dutch jazz friend I made. I spent HOURS tracking down the cheapest copies of these specific Proust editions lol, worth it. Swann's Way is not among them because it's what I'm currently reading (I ordered them weeks ago but one of them got delayed and of course it was book 1)
edit: wait actually no, the Mengelberg book is his own writings! I haven't gotten around to that one yet, now I'm excited
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That's awesome, he was a pure soul and I bet his writings capture that.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
I have an almost 100 year old copy of Swann's Way that I need to get to.
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I would be concerned about ruining it by reading it, but I got it for cheap at a bookstore that specializes in antique books which usually means that it's mass produced and easyish to find.
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