Proust understood the conflicting ways we perceive reality and come to our own peculiar self-serving truths. Proust, like all great writers, gave me the words to describe aspects of the human condition I knew instinctively but had trouble articulating. During the war in Bosnia, I plowed my way through its seven volumes populated with 400 characters not as an escape from the war, for the specter of death and the twilight of an expiring society haunts Proust’s work, but as a way to reflect on the disintegration around me. His 4,000 page novel is one of the most remarkable works of literature of the 20th century. He worked feverishly in his final hours on his masterpiece, À la Recherche du Temps Perdu, In Search of Lost Time. Studio: Cameron Granadino, Adam Coley, Dwayne GladdenĬhris Hedges: A century ago on Nov. You can find him on Substack at Justin E. The main-belt asteroid 13585 Justinsmith is named after him. Smith is a professor of history and the philosophy of science at University of Paris 7 – Denis Diderot. Smith joins Chris Hedges to discuss this towering achievement of 20th century literature. To mark the 100-year anniversary of Proust’s death, philosopher Justin E. Proust’s sprawling work is a meditation on the human condition in all its complexities and foibles. Marcel Proust’s 4,000 page magnum opus, À la recherche du temps perdu ( In Search of Lost Time) was written shortly before his death in 1922.
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