Marcel Proust
Master of Impressionism in Literature, known for 'In Search of Lost Time'
Chronology: 1871-07-10 – 1922-11-18
Origins & Early Life
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust ( PROOST; French: [maʁsɛl pʁust]; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu (translated into English as In Search of Lost Time, earlier Remembrance of Things Past), which was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927 and totals around 1.25 million words. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century. Proust was born in the Auteuil quarter of Paris to a wealthy bourgeois family. His father, Adrien Proust, was a prominent pathologist and epidemiologist who studied cholera.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
His mother, Jeanne Clémence Weil, was from a prosperous Jewish family. Proust was raised in his father's Catholic faith. From a young age, he struggled with severe asthma attacks which caused him to have a disrupted education. As a young man, Proust cultivated interests in literature and writing while moving in elite Parisian high society salons frequented by aristocrats and the upper bourgeoisie. His sexuality and relationships with men were an open secret among his social circles, though Proust himself never...
Enduring Legacy & Impact
The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.
Source: Wikipedia