{"product_id":"proust-samuel-beckett-9780571399994","title":"Proust","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying analysis of one legendary giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he was only 25, Samuel Beckett published his first ever book: an electrifying dissection of Marcel Proust's masterpiece AEURO la recherche du temps perdu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Beckett","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":68082000298227,"sku":"9780571399994","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780571399994.jpg?v=1793473536","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/proust-samuel-beckett-9780571399994","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}