{"product_id":"proust","title":"Proust","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying analysis of one legendary giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The whole of Proust’s world comes out of a teacup . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he was only 25, Samuel Beckett published his first ever book: an electrifying dissection of Marcel Proust’s masterpiece À la recherche du temps perdu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHabit, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough analysing Proust’s technique, the young Beckett puts forth a blazing artistic manifesto for his own future works, such as Waiting for Godot, Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable. The result is a totemic meeting of literary minds that illuminates the philosophies of two creative geniuses.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Beckett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57132241125754,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6778\/8068\/files\/2F13EB1B-D791-48DF-BB56-47F709BE0C3A.jpg?v=1785514803","url":"https:\/\/raremags.co.uk\/products\/proust","provider":"Rare Mags","version":"1.0","type":"link"}