{"product_id":"9780571399994","title":"Proust","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Samuel Beckett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eProse: non-fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 July 2026 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e178 x 111 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying analysis of one legendary giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup . . . When 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\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.  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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Read in a new audiobook edition by Eimear McBride*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49357320159491,"sku":"9780571399994","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780571399994.jpg?v=1785597893","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780571399994","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}