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Six books, one grand psychologically insightful literary adventure. Have you read Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time? Closing the last of the books felt like an accomplishment... Read More
I haven't read much Proust...
...but the musing and the insight you draw from it may lead you to enjoy similar themes in Fernando Pessoa' "The Book of Disquiet." http://www.amazon.com/Book-Disquiet-Penguin-Classics/dp/0141183047?
It goes on the list
Thanks for sharing. I'm adding Pessoa to my list of must-reads.
Perry writes about an
Perry writes about an experience much more profound that the experience in Julie & Julia: reading all of Proust, with his wide-ranging themes, is far more enriching than cooking all of Julia Child.
Having recently read The Sportswriter, in which Richard Ford attempts a sort of 1985 suburban Proust voice, drives home how great Proust really was: It's damned hard to do!
Thank you, Ms. Perry!
Plus you don't gain weight
Reading Proust is enriching but not fattening. We did try out the Madeleines at Trader Joe's when we began, but luckily didn't find them addictive.
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