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Days of Reading

By Marcel Proust

Days of Reading. Penguin Books’ edition, 2008

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Days of Reading

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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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Who should read Days of Reading

Bookworms • those interested in art • the nostalgic • amateur philosophers • lovers of history

About the author of Days of Reading

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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