Proust

<p><b>An electrifying analysis of one </b><b>legendary </b><b>giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust.</b><br><b><br><i>The whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup . . . </i></b><br><br>When he was only 25, Samuel Beckett published his first ever book: an electrifying dissection of Marcel Proust’s masterpiece <i>À la recherche du temps perdu</i>.<br><br>Habit, memory and time: Beckett argues that these are the defining characteristics of the human condition. Involuntary memories - like those prompted by Proust's famous madeleine - are radical moments that pierce the veil of habit, and offer inspiration that soothes the existential anguish of time passing. <br><br>Through analysing Proust’s technique, the young Beckett puts forth a blazing artistic manifesto for his own future works, such as <i>Waiting for Godot</i>,<i> Molloy, Malone Dies </i>and <i>The Unnamable.</i> The result is a totemic meeting of literary minds that illuminates the philosophies of two creative geniuses.<br><br><b>*Read in a new audiobook edition by Eimear McBride*</b></p>