{"product_id":"proust-by-samuel-beckett-9780571399994","title":"Proust","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn electrifying analysis of one legendary giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup...\u003c\/em\u003e\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 \u003cem\u003eÀ la recherche du temps perdu\u003c\/em\u003e.\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 \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMolloy, Malone Dies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Unnamable\u003c\/em\u003e. The result is a totemic meeting of literary minds that illuminates the philosophies of two creative geniuses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48318009213164,"sku":"9780571399994","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/proust-by-samuel-beckett-9780571399994","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}