{"product_id":"proust-1","title":"Proust By Beckett, Samuel","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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57782382363006,"sku":"NW9780571399994","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571399994.jpg?v=1785710032","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/proust-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}