Novelist · 1871 – 1922
Marcel Proust
Little-Known Facts
- Suffering from asthma and ill health, he wrote much of his novel in a cork-lined, soundproofed bedroom.
- The first volume, Swann's Way, was rejected by publishers, so Proust paid to have it printed.
Myths & Misconceptions
What is the 'Proustian moment'?
It refers to a sudden, vivid memory triggered by a sensory experience — famously, the narrator tasting a madeleine dipped in tea, which floods him with the past.