Marcel Proust

As part of their 'From the archive' series, The Guardian newspaper has re-published their report of the death of French writer Marcel Proust. A fascinating glimpse into the reputation Proust had created in 1920s Europe: Originally published on 20 November 1922 (From our Correspondent.) PARIS, SUNDAY. Marcel Proust, foremost of "young novelists" of France, died yesterday. He was fifty years old and had been in poor health from childhood. It is probable that he was as well known abroad, especially in Holland and England, where Marcel Proust Societies have recently been formed, as in Paris, where his work was enjoyed by a select minority. ... Read Full Story

For the next week, October 1st-7th 2009, the folks who brought you Patrick Alexander’s guide to Marcel Proust , Marcel Proust’s Search for Lost Time will host a series of 140-character “lectures” about Proust’s oeuvre on Twitter. The course will repeat on the week of the 8th. The press release includes the following grading component: We’re pretty sure the grading plan is fairly tongue in cheek, but the lectures might be fun, and perhaps might contain something a bit more substantial than the average, uh, tweet (ugh). More at Proust Guide . There’s also a chance to win free Proust stuff for those who ... Read Full Story

In his introduction to his reader’s guide to Proust’s In Search of Lost Time , Patrick Alexander observes that “Except for those fortunate enough to spend several years confined to a hospital bed, a federal prison, or to be stranded on a desert island with their preselected library, few modern readers have the time to tackle a novel with more than three thousand pages, a million and a half words, and more than four hundred individual characters.” Alexander goes on to point out that “Proust’s novel is increasingly read only by professional academics,” a trend he describes as a “great pity.” Alexander wants you ... Read Full Story

Today marks the 85th anniversary of Marcel Proust's death at the age of 51 in Paris. If in the picture above he looks like a pompous, effete, homosexual aristocrat, remember that appearances can be deceiving, but, from what I understand, they aren't in this case. After all these years, still no one has actually finished reading his magnum opus, In Search of Lost Time , a novel in six volumes. If you've read three of the volumes, you're allowed to write a popular, vapid book about Proust , and if you've read four volumes, you're allowed to write a dull, scholarly book about him ... Read Full Story

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Find out how one simple blog made $14,40.13 in just one month. Tags: discovery , marcel proust , Marcel Proust quote , Motivational Quote This entry was posted on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 6:26 am and is filed under Authors . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Read Full Story