“So we don't believe that life is beautiful because we don't recall it but if we get a whiff of a long-forgotten smell we are suddenly intoxicated and similarly we think we no longer love the dead because we don't remember them but if by chance we come across an old glove we burst into tears.”
Quote by Marcel Proust
Work
Marcel Proust, Selected Letters: 1910-1917
This volume compiles a selection of letters authored by Marcel Proust during a crucial seven-year span of his literary career. Spanning the years immediately preceding and during the First World War, the correspondence details his daily life, struggles with declining health, and his intricate social relationships. The writings provide valuable context regarding the creation and publication of his masterwork, In Search of Lost Time, including his communications with publishers and contemporaries. Through these personal documents, readers gain a deeper understanding of the author's creative process, his aesthetic philosophies, and the historical backdrop that influenced his seminal modernist literature. more
Author
Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust was a French novelist renowned for his magnum opus, 'In Search of Lost Time'. This novel is considered a classic of 20th-century literature, known for its intricate psychological portrayals and profound exploration of memory. more
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