Days of Reading
By Marcel Proust
Days of Reading. Penguin Books’ edition, 2008
Summary of Days of Reading book by Marcel Proust
An exploration by one of the finest novelists in European history of the habit of reading, including what makes for a good book and a good reader, as well as the ways in which reading helps us connect with the past.
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What do you get from this book? A passionate account of reading from one of history’s greatest writers
Marcel Proust became one of Europe’s most influential writers, but began as a sickly child devoting all his time to reading
The English writer John Ruskin expanded Proust’s ability to see that books both preserve memories and reveal truths
Reading teaches us to value both art and life, but a good book is built on meaning—not just aesthetics
Good writing doesn’t force opinions on us, but it does show us how to develop our own thoughts
Reading is a form of friendship where the complications of real life fall away, and we engage completely with ideas
The emotion of reading is rooted in the way it preserves the past, and shows its similarities with the present
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Who should read Days of Reading book
- those interested in art
- the nostalgic
- amateur philosophers
- lovers of history
About the author of Days of Reading
Marcel Proust
French novelist, essayist, and critic Marcel Proust is widely considered one of the greatest authors of the early twentieth century, revolutionizing the novel alongside the likes of James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and other modernists. His epic tale of time and memory, In Search of Lost Time (1913-1927) was originally published in seven volumes. Proust’s other books include Pleasures and Days (1896) and the unfinished Jean Santeuil (1952).
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