Novelist · 1871 – 1922

Marcel Proust

Wrote In Search of Lost Time, a vast novel exploring involuntary memory and the passage of time, widely regarded as one of the supreme achievements of modern literature.

Major Works

  • In Search of Lost Time (Swann's Way and six further volumes)

Impact Analysis

Proust made memory and the texture of consciousness the very substance of the novel, influencing modern fiction's understanding of time and the self.

Historical influence score: 81/100

Accomplishments for Marcel Proust are being compiled.