{"product_id":"proust","title":"Proust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying analysis of one \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elegendary \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egiant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he was only 25, Samuel Beckett published his first ever book: an electrifying dissection of Marcel Proust’s masterpiece \u003ci\u003eÀ la recherche du temps perdu\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough analysing Proust’s technique, the young Beckett puts forth a blazing artistic manifesto for his own future works, such as \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Molloy, Malone Dies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Unnamable.\u003c\/i\u003e The result is a totemic meeting of literary minds that illuminates the philosophies of two creative geniuses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Read in a new audiobook edition by Eimear McBride*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Beckett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":52647984660696,"sku":"9780571399994","price":20.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2770\/5320\/files\/cover-9780571399994.jpg?v=1791491165","url":"https:\/\/destiil.com\/products\/proust","provider":"De Stiil Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}