{"product_id":"proust","title":"Proust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn electrifying analysis of one legendary giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. Habit, memory and time: Beckett argues that these are the defining characteristics of the human condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInvoluntary 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. Through 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: 2026, UK\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Faber \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9780571399994\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Samuel Beckett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58157350551883,"sku":null,"price":12.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9780571399994.jpg?v=1786963363","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/proust","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}