Chapter 28 Proust

Finally, I would like to remind you that our age has also produced a novelist comparable to ours, and he is Marcel Proust.The English translations of his works are so perfect that I cannot help thinking that, of those I have mentioned, this is the only one which has lost none of its charm in its English guise.He only wrote this novel, but it has as many as fifteen volumes. It shocked the world and gained a high reputation as soon as it came out.I myself have said that I would rather be bored while reading Proust than read something pleasurable by someone else.But on a second reading of his work, most people take a more sensible approach.He's nagging, and the self-analysis in the book is tiresome, recounting the tedious emotion of envy so much that even the most willing reader eventually tires of it.However, these shortcomings are insignificant in front of his advantages.He is a great writer, sensitive, creative, and insightful.I think in the future people will define him as an excellent humorist.

So I recommend that you start this long novel at the beginning, skip when it gets dull, and move on.But don't miss out on Mrs. Wilter Duran or Baron Charlus, who are some of the most humorous characters of our time. One last word.In these two chapters, I have recommended many books to you, and I have said a few good things about each book, because I think they are excellent in every way, otherwise they would not be included in my list. book list.I also made some comments about the authors of these books, which I know is weird, as if I were a hopeful MP ​​trying to impress the electorate, rubbing Jane Austen's chin here and Goethe's there Head, and a friendly nod to Dostoevsky.But I don't know how else I can do it, because just giving a list of book titles is pretty boring.In such a short space, I can only say a few words, but I hope you will be interested in these books, so I must say a few more words.I just hope that you read these books, or some of them, with enjoyment and spiritual gain.When you look back, if you are as grateful as I was that you read these books and learned something from them that you would not have experienced if you hadn't read them, then I am really happy.