Description
Blending biography, literary criticism, and practical philosophy, this engaging guide explores how Marcel Proust’s life and writings can illuminate the challenges of everyday existence. Against the backdrop of Proust’s reclusive life, illness, and extraordinary devotion to his art, it considers nine essential aspects of living—including love, friendship, reading, suffering, emotions, and the use of time. With wit and clarity, the book transforms Proust’s observations into invitations to reflect more deeply, find meaning in ordinary experience, and approach happiness with greater self-awareness.
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paperback
Picador
Published Jan 1, 1997
215 pages
ISBN: 9780330347624
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First Published
1997
Language
eng
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