ington , ▁Harold ▁P inter ▁ 2 2 4 – 3 3 0 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁P inter ▁in ▁conversation ▁with ▁Jonathan ▁Cro all ▁and ▁with ▁Michael ▁Bill ington , ▁his ▁official ▁bi ograph er , ▁L ose y ▁and ▁P inter ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁finan cing ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁un sur mount able ▁casting ▁difficulties ; ▁yet , ▁after ▁a ▁year ' s ▁work ▁and ▁other ▁cultural ▁comp lications ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁negoti ations ▁about ▁permission ▁to ▁adapt ▁Pr oust ' s ▁great ▁work ▁from ▁princip als ▁in ▁France , ▁P inter ▁finished ▁his ▁first ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁screen play ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁( B ill ington , ▁Harold ▁P inter ▁ 2 2 4 – 3 3 0 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Pr oust ▁Screen play , ▁in ▁Bill ington ' s ▁view ▁" a ▁master pie ce ▁... ▁[ which ] ▁capt ures ▁Pr oust ' s ▁mer cil ess ▁social ▁comedy " ▁( Har old ▁P inter ▁ 2 3 0 ), ▁was ▁eventually ▁published ▁by ▁Gro ve ▁Press ▁in ▁both ▁hard back ▁and ▁paper back ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁by ▁Fab er ▁and ▁Fab er ▁in ▁hard back ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁( B aker ▁and ▁Ross ▁ 1 1 5 – 1 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁stage ▁play ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Fab er ▁and ▁Fab er ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁P inter ' s ▁un pub lished