Marcel Proust (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: William C. Carter
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: Literary biography
- Time of Work: 1870-1922
- Setting: France, Italy, Belgium, and Holland
- Principal Characters: Marcel Proust, Alfred Agostinelli, Adrien Proust, Jeanne Proust, André Gide, Madeleine Lemaire, Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: France or French people, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, 1910’s, 1920’s, Novelists, Italy or Italians, Netherlands or Dutch people, Belgium or Belgian people, Belle époque, 1900’s
- Locales: France, Italy, Belgium, Holland
One of the most imposing figures in twentieth century French literature, Marcel Proust is the author of the vast seven-part À la recherche du temps perdu (1913-1927; Remembrance of Things Past, 1922-1931, 1981). In this work, he depicts French society before and after World War I through sensitive and in-depth portrayals of the human psyche, the vicissitudes engendered by the passage of time, and the human struggle to achieve love and an understanding of human existence. In this monumental tableau, Proust intermingles autobiographical details, compelling reflections on...
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