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Sat 11 Nov 2008Proust in the picture
LITERARY CRITICISM:Paintings in ProustBy Eric Karpeles Thames Hudson, 352pp, £25
ERIC KARPELES'S Paintings in Proust consists of passages from Proust in which paintings are mentioned, with a full-colour reproduction of the relevant picture next to each quotation. For those who have not read In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu), the book is enticing: an intelligent and passionate introduction from a painter who deeply understands Proust, a collection of sumptuous reproductions of paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, and a window into Proust's sharp, eccentric wit.
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