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Notes and Links to Andrew Porter's Work Andrew Porter is the author of four books, including the short story collection The Theory of Light and Matter (Vintage/Penguin Random House), which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, the novel In Between Days (Knopf), which was a Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” selection, an IndieBound “Indie Next” selection, and the San Antonio Express News's “Fictional Work of the Year,” the short story collection The Disappeared (Knopf), which was longlisted for The Story Prize and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the novel The Imagined Life, which was published by Knopf in April 2025. Porter's books have been published in foreign editions in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand and translated into numerous languages, including French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Bulgarian, and Korean. In addition to winning the Flannery O'Connor Award, his collection, The Theory of Light and Matter, received Foreword Magazine's “Book of the Year” Award for Short Fiction, was a finalist for The Steven Turner Award, The Paterson Prize and The WLT Book Award, was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, and was selected by both The Kansas City Star and The San Antonio Express-News as one of the “Best Books of the Year.” The recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the James Michener-Copernicus Foundation, the W.K. Rose Foundation, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Porter's short stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, One Story, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, The Threepenny Review, The Missouri Review, American Short Fiction, Narrative Magazine, Epoch, Story, The Colorado Review, Electric Literature, and Texas Monthly, among others. He has had his work read on NPR's Selected Shorts and numerous times selected as one of the Distinguished Stories of the Year by Best American Short Stories. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Porter is currently a Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Trinity University in San Antonio. Buy The Imagined Life Andrew's Website Andrew's Wikipedia Page Book Review for The Imagined Life from New York Times At about 1:30, Pete makes a clumsy but heartfelt comparison between The Imagined Life and Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea and Andrew shares feedback from readers of his novel At about 3:10, Andrew responds to Pete's question about the book's seeds and talks about “tinker[ing]” with the book's opening for years At about 4:45, Pete remarks on the book's first-person account, and Andrew and Pete discuss the book's opening and ideas of naivete and fallible parents At about 6:45, Pete asks Andrew, who expands about structuring the book and its connection to revision At about 8:45, Pete compares the setting of the book, 1983 Fullerton, CA, to The Smashing Pumpkins' “1979,” and Andrew discusses similarities At about 10:30, Pete reflects on the importance of the age given to the book's narrator and the two characterize the book's “father” and Andrew talks about using a 70s/early 80s atmosphere through the young narrator's lens At about 15:30, Pete summarizes an important character introduction and Andrew talks about the importance of an embarrassing faux pas by the narrator's father that might have "professional ramifications” At about 17:30, Andrew responds to Pete's question about the visits that Steven takes to speak with his father's former colleagues in the present-day At about 21:20, Andrew explains connections between Proust (“Proo-st”) and the father, who is obsessed in some ways with Proust's work; Andrew notes personal parallels between the father and Proust At about 24:10, Andrew gives background on Uncle Julian's connection to his brother and his family At about 25:40, Andrew responds to Pete's questions about the importance of the book's cabana and complicated coupling At about 27:40, Andrew reflects on Chau's relationship with Steven and the connection as a shared “escape from their home lives” At about 31:00, Andrew responds to Pete's questions about fleeting beautiful moments between father and son At about 32:25, Pete wonders about how Andrew picks character names At about 34:10, Andrew discusses the narrator's son, Finn, and his acting out in school as a function of his parents' marital shakiness At about 35:30, Pete asks Andrew about a pivotal party and any “ruptures” in relationships that may have followed At about 38:00, Andrew reflects on possible foreshadowing through letters and notes left behind by Steven's father At about 40:40, Andrew discusses his mindset in writing an important and off-the-wall culminating scene At about 43:35, The two reflect on ideas of traumas and cycles and anger, especially with regard to Steven's recognition of same At about 46:30, Pete compliments the ending of the book, ideas of legacy and wonderful book timing At about 47:30, Andrew reflects on his book's setting as key in exploring contrasts between Steven's life then and now, as well as with the world as a whole At about 48:30, Swatch Watch discourse! and vague Bel Biv Devoe reference! 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Dessinateur, illustrateur, caricaturiste, Thibault Soulcié est un touche-à-tout du trait et de l'humour. Popularisé par ses dessins dans Marianne, L'Équipe, Télérama ou La Revue Dessinée, il a aussi publié plusieurs bandes dessinées, dont un Donjon chez Delcourt ou sa dernière en date, Dans la tête d'un dessinateur de presse, chez Expé Éditions, dans lequel il raconte son quotidien pas toujours simple. Avec lui, on parle dessin, satire, liberté de ton, mais aussi doutes, engagement, fous rires… et des coulisses d'un métier où l'on doit sans cesse réinventer sa manière de raconter le monde, un crayon à la main. Thibault Soulcié répond également à notre questionnaire de Proust version BD. Bonne écoute !Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
En berättelse om drömcentret som sprängdes: Stockholm Karisma Center, den första pingstförsamlingen att sättas i konkurs.Sofie Twal Hedman och Mia Fernando har skrivit boken Även den minsta fanatiker behöver sova ibland, en inifrånskildring av att som ung att hamna i malströmmen som var Karisma. Manipulation, "smoking hot wives", maratonkollekttal och att bli tömd på tro när korthuset rasar - allt detta och mer i avsnittet.Dessutom, Anton försvarar aristokratin efter att ha läst Proust och Annika lever sig in i Twilight-romanserna. ---Gilla oss på Facebook Följ oss på InstagramSkriv till oss på atenochjerusalem@gmail.com Stöd oss på Patreon!
In this episode of Hawthornden's Como Conversazione, another session of practical translation: the reading and comparing of many renditions of one passage, to see how translators make their choices. But the text we'll be examining, 1001 Nights, presents an unusual challenge. Unlike with the Proust that we discussed in the first episode, there is not one fixed source text to work with. There were many retellings of Scheherazade's tales over the centuries, which were then written down as many different manuscripts. What, then, does it mean for a translator to “take liberties,” or to be “faithful to the text”?
Salut, c'est Madame Meuf ! Aujourd'hui, j'ai décidé de répondre au questionnaire de Proust ! Oh mais quelle originalité ! Non mais avant-hier c'était pour rigoler, hier c'était pour rigoler aujourd'hui c'est pour rigoler ! Aujourd'hui non c'est pour de vrai, c'est exactement ce que je pense pour de vrai ! Un podcast Bababam Originals Ecrit par Hélène Vézier Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Madame Meuf ici. Première diffusion le 02/07/2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Pat Lipsky, artist and author of Brightening Glance: Art and Life, which is published by our friends at the University of Iowa Press. Topics of conversation include duck and cover drills, "Russia", Proust, Kafka & Chekhov, a life filled with art, artist's parties, printing your own currency and more. Copies of Brightening Glance can be purchased here. Happy reading!
In the first episode of Hawthornden's Como Conversazione, we start with an exercise in practical translation: a discussion of seven different English interpretations of one, highly complicated sentence from Volume One of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. Maureen Freely will speak first, followed by Daisy Rockwell, Virginia Jewiss, Jeremy Tiang, and finally Tiffany Tsao. It sounds like a lot to keep track of, but in the course of these conversations, you will get to know all of their voices very well.
durée : 00:29:07 - Les Bonnes Choses - par : Caroline Broué - Ils sont deux. Deux jeunes chefs réunis par leur talent fou, leur amour de la cuisine, leurs influences qui viennent de loin et qui parfument leurs assiettes comme des petites madeleines de Proust… - réalisation : Cassandre Puel - invités : Omar Dhiab Chef du restaurant Omar Dhiab; Youssef Marzouk Chef du restaurant L'aldéhyde
durée : 00:29:07 - Les Bonnes Choses - par : Caroline Broué - Ils sont deux. Deux jeunes chefs réunis par leur talent fou, leur amour de la cuisine, leurs influences qui viennent de loin et qui parfument leurs assiettes comme des petites madeleines de Proust… - réalisation : Cassandre Puel - invités : Omar Dhiab Chef du restaurant Omar Dhiab; Youssef Marzouk Chef du restaurant L'aldéhyde
durée : 00:29:07 - Les Bonnes Choses - par : Caroline Broué - Ils sont deux. Deux jeunes chefs réunis par leur talent fou, leur amour de la cuisine, leurs influences qui viennent de loin et qui parfument leurs assiettes comme des petites madeleines de Proust… - réalisation : Cassandre Puel - invités : Omar Dhiab Chef du restaurant Omar Dhiab; Youssef Marzouk Chef du restaurant L'aldéhyde
Salut c'est Madame Meuf ! La semaine dernière je vous ai répondu comme il fallait au questionnaire de Proust, aujourd'hui je vais laisser parler ma part débridée. Tant pis si je suis pas repérée pour un casting de meuf qui penche la tête sur le côté avec voix suave et air douceret. Un podcast Bababam Originals Ecrit par Hélène Vézier Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Madame Meuf ici. Première diffusion le 01/07/2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
durée : 00:51:22 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Anne-Toscane Viudes, Maïwenn Guiziou - Marcel Proust est le héraut de la bonne société parisienne. Elle se révèle complexe, internationale, cosmopolite et en écho avec les usages réinventés du modèle aristocratique. Dans quel univers Marcel Proust construit-il son œuvre, lui-même acteur et spectateur d'une décadence aristocratique ? - réalisation : Laurence Millet
Salut c'est Madame Meuf ! J'ai décidé de relever un petit défi que j'avais vu pendant le confinement, c'était un casting sauvage où des comédiens répondaient au questionnaire de Proust. Alors pour en savoir un peu plus sur moi me voila a cœur ouvert c'est après le générique, soyez tolérants, c'est débotté là… Un podcast Bababam Originals Ecrit par Hélène Vézier Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Madame Meuf ici. première diffusion le 30/06/2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
durée : 00:03:21 - O'cannelé moustachu à Libourne ! - C'est la madeleine de Proust des Bordelais. On le déguste avec un café, au petit-déjeuner ou en dessert : le cannelé, avec son parfum de rhum et de vanille est, depuis le 16ème siècle, un incontournable de la la gastronomie girondine. O' cannelé moustachu vous attend sur le marché de Libourne ! Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.
In this episode, Ali speaks with chiropractor and TRE expert Siv Jøssang Shields about the power of neurogenic tremoring as a natural way to release stress and trauma and allow the body to lead in healing. They explore the science behind TRE, speak why our culture suppresses these healing responses, and how reconnecting with the body's innate intelligence can support deep regulation and integration. Siv shares insights from her diverse background and clinical experience, offering practical tools and reflections on embodiment, healing, and presence.FOR MORE ALI MEZEY:ALI - WebsiteALI - LinkTreeFOR MORE SIV:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurogenicintegration/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeurogenicIntegration LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neurogenic-integration/about/Neurogenic Integration Website: https://neurogenic-integration.com/ To get 50% off on membership at www.neurogenicintegration.com use CODE: BrilliantBodySIV BIO:Siv Jøssang Shields - chiropractor, educator, and co-founder of Neurogenic Integration, The Integrated Human, and Voss Kiropraktorkontor. Siv has 30 years of experience in clinical practice with many thousands of patients and a deep passion for the mind-body connection. She holds degrees in biology and physiology, is certified in Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE), HeartMath, Soma Breath, hypnotherapy, and more.For the past 14 years, Siv has led regular courses and practice sessions in Neurogenic Tremoring, often blending it with breathwork, music, journeying, and other somatic tools. She's also actively involved in developing and evolving TRE alongside its founder, Dr. David Berceli.Siv's background is as rich as it is diverse - she's studied meditation and consciousness from childhood, trained in shamanic and Ayurvedic practices, and brings a grounded yet intuitive presence to everything she does. Outside her clinical and teaching work, she's also a beekeeper, hiker, dog trainer, and lover of nature.OTHER RESOURCES, LINKS AND INSPIRATIONS: Youtube: TRE David BerceliSiv refers to "Blowing off steam" which might look like yelling into a pillow or going for a run after a frustrating day - it's a temporary release of pressure.Emotional catharsis, on the other hand, is a deeper process: it could involve fully feeling and expressing grief during a somatic session, allowing long-held emotions to move through and integrate - leading to lasting relief and insight.Self-regulation: The ability to manage one's emotions, behaviors, and physiological responses in a way that supports stability, resilience, and well-being - especially during stress or challenge. Breathwork: Any intentional practice of using the breath to influence the body, mind, or emotional state. From calming the nervous system to accessing altered states of consciousness, breathwork is a powerful tool for healing, regulation, and transformation.Triune Brain: A model of the brain that describes it as having three major parts developed over evolutionary time:The reptilian brain (brainstem), responsible for basic survival functionsThe limbic system, which processes emotions and memoryThe neocortex, which governs reasoning, language, and complex thoughtThis framework offers a simplified way to understand how different layers of the brain influence behavior, emotion, and regulation.Autonomic Nervous System (ANS): The part of the nervous system that automatically regulates vital functions like heart rate, digestion, breathing, and sexual arousal. It operates below conscious control and has two main branches - sympathetic (activating) and parasympathetic (calming) - which help the body respond to stress and return to balance.HeartMath is a research-based system that uses biofeedback and emotional regulation techniques to help individuals build resilience, manage stress, and access coherent heart-brain states. Their tools are widely used in healthcare, education, and performance coaching.Marcel Proust Binaural beats - Dr. Jeffrey Thompson Kundalini is a form of primal life force energy believed to lie dormant at the base of the spine. When awakened—through breath, movement, meditation, or spontaneous kriyas—it rises through the body, often bringing heightened awareness, emotional release, and deep transformation. It's not always gentle, but it's powerful.Kriyas are spontaneous or intentional movements that help the body release stored energy, emotions, or trauma. Rooted in yogic traditions, kriyas are purification actions—think trembling, twitching, stretching, even crying—that support healing, clarity, and awakening. They're the body's way of doing what words can't.EPISODES REFERENCED:Embodied Intelligence with Philip Shepherd: Wholeness, Sensitivity, and the Pelvic Bowl“Into the Body's Knowing” Meditation w/ Philip ShepherdThe Emotional Body with Healer, Mona Wind[From time to time, a word or phrase goes wonky. Please forgive my wandering wifi.]
In ihrer Graphic Novel „Celeste“ nähert sich Chloé Cruchaudet dem Schriftsteller Marcel Proust über seine Haushälterin Céleste Albaret. In nuancenreichen Aquarellbildern zeichnet Cruchaudet das Porträt einer standesübergreifenden Freundschaft – und wie sie die Entstehung des Roman-Zyklus „Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit“ prägt. Rezension von Silke Merten
In ihrer Graphic Novel „Celeste“ nähert sich Chloé Cruchaudet dem Schriftsteller Marcel Proust über seine Haushälterin Céleste Albaret. In nuancenreichen Aquarellbildern zeichnet Cruchaudet das Porträt einer standesübergreifenden Freundschaft – und wie sie die Entstehung des Roman-Zyklus „Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit“ prägt. Rezension von Silke Merten
Episode 155 features the return of the original Palmer Files guest Bill Sweeney. He's back to tackle some of Proust's Questionnaire. And aside from explaining what this isn't, we'll discuss Skype, basements and attics, poetry, the flow state, and much much more. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode What is the Proust Questionnaire? WickedTheory.com AgentPalmer.com Other Links Casthen Gain expands Hansen's epic worldbuilding started in Graven Trilogy Palmer's 2025 Tour de France Recap Special Guest Executive Producer: Bill Sweeney Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions. --End Show Notes Transmission--
durée : 00:59:59 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - En 2009, France Culture propose une série, en cinq volets, consacrée aux adaptations cinématographiques de "La Recherche" de Marcel Proust. Dans le troisième, Florence Colombani s'intéresse à "La Captive" de Chantal Akerman d'après "La Prisonnière". - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé - invités : Chantal Akerman Réalisatrice; Paulo Branco Producteur; Stanislas Merhar; Jean-Yves Tadié Professeur émérite de littérature française à Paris-Sorbonne et vice-président de la Société des Amis de Marcel Proust et des Amis de Combray
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach's—even if we are unaware of it. In this erudite and provocative book, William Marx explores our invisible libraries—how we build them and how we should expand them.Libraries, Marx tells us, are mental realities, and, conversely, our minds are libraries. We never read books apart from other texts. We take them from mental shelves filled with a variety of works that help us understand what we are reading. And yet the libraries in our mind are not always what they should be. The selection on our mental shelves—often referred to as canon, heritage, patrimony, or tradition—needs to be modified and expanded. Our intangible libraries should incorporate what Marx calls the dark matter of literature: the works that have been lost, that exist only in fragments, that have been repurposed by their authors, or were never written in the first place. Marx suggests methods for recovering this missing literature, but he also warns us that adding new titles to our libraries is not enough. We must also adopt a new attitude, one that honors the diversity and otherness of literary works. We must shed our preconceptions and build within ourselves a mental world library. William Marx is professor of comparative literature at the Collège de France. He is the author of The Hatred of Literature, The Tomb of Oedipus: Why Greek Tragedies Were Not Tragic, and other books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter.
The clip of the famous Carousel pitch scene (it's all about nostalgia, and it will make you nostalgic for peak tv)Connect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer experience content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: Customer Experience: 6 Essential Foundations For Lasting Loyalty, How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“She starts having an experience to see her own life as a more shifting sands that isn't to be fear but in fact to be enjoyed.” Kimberly Campanello is here to talk about her novel, USE THE WORDS YOU HAVE (Somesuch Editions). It's a sweltering summer in Bretagne, France. K, an American exchange student, is navigating more than just unfamiliar streets. She's finding a new language. This is bonus content from the previous episode. In this bonus content, I've asked Kimberly to provide me with some objects that Kimberly associated with writing the book, USE THE WORDS YOU HAVE. It's an interesting and new way to think about influence, and a way to understand both the book and the writer a bit more. We talk about a flag, a musician, Alan Stivell, and something called a ‘Fest Noz', all of them relating to the culture of Brittany where the novel is set. Remember, if you buy from Rippling Pages Bookshop on bookshop.org.uk are all sourced from indie bookshops! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/ripplingpagespod Support the Rippling Pages on a new Patreon https://patreon.com/RipplingPagesPod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Interested in hosting your own podcast? Follow this link and find out how: https://www.podbean.com/ripplingpages Rippling Points 1.54 - Proust and Memory 04.01 - Objects of influence 06.21 - Fest Noz 07.01 - Alan Stivell 08.29 - The Brittany Flag, the Blanche Ermine Reference Point Jonathan Culler Arthur Rimbaud
In this episode I'm joined by Bryan Counter to his book Four Moments of Aesthetic Experience: Reading Huysmans, Proust, McCarthy, and CuskBook link: https://anthempress.com/books/four-moments-of-aesthetic-experience-hb---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpodcast Hermitix Discord - / discord Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996
Join Dan and Tom as they decode some James Bond influences from History and Literature. Hint: Proust, Dostoevsky, and others may have played a part. Christopher Booker's “Seven Basic Plots” identifies the seven main plots that literature tends to stick to. So, we look at some classic literature and its effect on the James Bond movies. Consequently, there aren't very many different plots to contend with, and Eon Productions has retold the same plot multiple times in their movies. What we will decode in this episode: · How do Proust's works parallel a character in the last two James Bond movies? There are multiple ways this character is paralleled in Proust's writing. · Can Tom stay awake while reading literature? · What real-world characters have helped shape the James Bond movies? · What themes in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE's Tania Romanova do we see carried over in future James Bond movies? · Who are some of the real-world characters who influence Ian Fleming's writings? · Do any of the James Bond movie characters have literary influences? · Do Purvis and Wade deserve any credit for CASINO ROYALE's literary influences? · And of course, much more. To sum up, there are many characters in literature and history that may have influenced some of the characters we find in the James Bond movies. Tell us what you think about our look at James Bond influences from history and literature. Did we get the right influences? Are there other literary references you would make? If so, please let us know. Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you think of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be! We'll give you a shout-out in a future episode! You can check out all of our CRACKING THE CODE OF SPY MOVIES podcast episodes on your favorite podcast app or our website. In addition, you can check out our YouTube channel as well. Episode Webpage: https://bit.ly/4m2Ymee
Certaines odeurs convoquent des émotions fortes, à l'image de la fameuse madeleine de Proust. L'odorat est un sens puissant, ce que les professionnels du marketing ont bien compris. De plus en plus d'enseignes en tout genre développent des identités olfactives destinées à marquer leurs clients, voire à les inciter à dépenser.
Marcel Proust, vita e pensiero dello scrittore e saggista francese considerato il maestro del romanzo moderno, noto per la sua opera in sette volumi Alla ricerca del tempo perduto.
This week we discuss Immanuel Kant's Attempt to Introduce the Concept of Negative Magnitudes Into Philosophy. We look at how the work of Deleuze, Freud, Guattari, Leibniz, Proust, and Simondon resonates with this piece from the early Kant. Topics: Real and Logical Oppositions, lack and deprivation, the unconscious, moral philosophy, bodies in motion, bwo, zero. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh
Positive Gefühle sind unser Anker, wir können sie selbst anlocken und negative Stimmung mithilfe unserer Sinne drehen. Beim Erwachsenwerden geht sie oftmals etwas verloren: die pure Freude. Wie wir uns bei Kindern abschauen können? «Mit einer Sache, einer Aktivität im hier und jetzt zu sein,» sagt UPK-Psychotherapeutin Christina Stadler und erklärt damit die Grundidee von Achtsamkeitsübungen. Eben so wie Kinder, die vertieft im Spiel, alles um sich vergessen. Klar, es ist auch wichtig unangenehme Gefühle auszuhalten. Aber gegen schlechte Stimmung kann man sich durchaus wehren: Zum Beispiel indem man die eigenen Sinne nutzt. Mit Gerüchen, die einen glücklich machen, einem Song, der einem nicht mehr aus dem Kopf geht, oder einem Rückzugsort, wo man sich geborgen fühlt. Dass unsere Sinne Emotionen wecken können, wusste schon Marcel Proust. Er hat mit der Eröffnungsszene in seinem Roman «Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit», über den Geschmack von in Tee getunkten Madeleines, prompt den «Proust-Effekt» geprägt: Erinnerungen sind besonders stark, wenn sie mit Emotionen und Sinneseindrücken verknüpft sind. Das kann man für sich nutzen.
Interview de Léandre Proust, expérimentateur ludique, réalisée lors du Festival International des Jeux de Cannes 2025.
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2643: Evan Marc Katz helps a self-aware woman navigate the conflict between love and ambition in her long-term relationship. Through compassionate questioning, he invites her to weigh the irreplaceable value of emotional safety against her desire for intellectual and professional stimulation, reminding us that no partner can fulfill every need, and that acceptance might be the most underrated form of love. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.evanmarckatz.com/blog/chemistry/my-boyfriend-is-wonderful-but-not-ambitious-or-successful Quotes to ponder: "You're not shallow for craving conversation that doesn't revolve around pop culture." "It's a failing proposition to expect one man to be all things to you." "The ability to quote Proust pales in comparison with the person who will drive you to your chemo treatments in thirty years." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer's downfall at the hands of Tom and Nan Kempner - the original social X-Ray. Jessica investigates the protest group Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda and their unexpected motivations.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica
¿Puede una magdalena tener el poder de destruir el tiempo? ¿Qué tiene que ver el perfume de la abuela con la neurociencia moderna? ¿Por qué el plato más famoso de Filipinas se cocina con vinagre y melancolía? ¿Cómo una máquina de escribir códigos terminó quebrando al Imperio Nazi… y al hombre que la descifró? Hoy hablaremos de: La magdalena de Proust , Filipinas, Adriano y Antinoo, Frida y Chavela, Virginia y Vita, Alan Turing y la máquina que venció a Hitler, Y más recuerdos, datos, sabores y confesiones en este, el Banquete del Doctor Zagal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 152 features the return of one of my favorite Canadians, and just one of my best friends, Chris Maier. He's here to tackle some of Proust's Questionnaire. And aside from catching up, we'll discuss relationship communication, accountability, Canada, misfortune, and much much more. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode How Was Your Week, Honey? Our Line Notes AgentPalmer.com Other Links The Dying Art of the Animation Cel Michael Caine does his best spy work as author of fast-paced Deadly Game Special Guest Executive Producer: Bill Sweeney Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions. --End Show Notes Transmission--
The Violence of Reading: Literature and Philosophy at the Threshold of Pain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) expounds the scene of reading as one that produces an overwhelmed body exposed to uncontainable forms of violence. The book argues that the act of reading induces a representational instability that causes the referential function of language to collapse. This breakdown releases a type of "linguistic pain" (Scarry; Butler; Hamacher) that indicates a constitutive wounding of the reading body. The wound of language marks a rupture between linguistic reality and the phenomenal world. Exploring this rupture in various ways, the book brings together texts and genres from diverse traditions and offers close examinations of the rhetoric of masochism (Sacher-Masoch; Deleuze), the relation between reading and abuse (Nietzsche; Proust; Jelinek), the sublime experience of reading (Kant; Kafka; de Man), the "novel of the institution" (Musil; Campe), and literary suicide (Bachmann; Berryman; Okkervil River). Dominik Zechner is currently an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Violence of Reading: Literature and Philosophy at the Threshold of Pain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) expounds the scene of reading as one that produces an overwhelmed body exposed to uncontainable forms of violence. The book argues that the act of reading induces a representational instability that causes the referential function of language to collapse. This breakdown releases a type of "linguistic pain" (Scarry; Butler; Hamacher) that indicates a constitutive wounding of the reading body. The wound of language marks a rupture between linguistic reality and the phenomenal world. Exploring this rupture in various ways, the book brings together texts and genres from diverse traditions and offers close examinations of the rhetoric of masochism (Sacher-Masoch; Deleuze), the relation between reading and abuse (Nietzsche; Proust; Jelinek), the sublime experience of reading (Kant; Kafka; de Man), the "novel of the institution" (Musil; Campe), and literary suicide (Bachmann; Berryman; Okkervil River). Dominik Zechner is currently an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
The Violence of Reading: Literature and Philosophy at the Threshold of Pain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) expounds the scene of reading as one that produces an overwhelmed body exposed to uncontainable forms of violence. The book argues that the act of reading induces a representational instability that causes the referential function of language to collapse. This breakdown releases a type of "linguistic pain" (Scarry; Butler; Hamacher) that indicates a constitutive wounding of the reading body. The wound of language marks a rupture between linguistic reality and the phenomenal world. Exploring this rupture in various ways, the book brings together texts and genres from diverse traditions and offers close examinations of the rhetoric of masochism (Sacher-Masoch; Deleuze), the relation between reading and abuse (Nietzsche; Proust; Jelinek), the sublime experience of reading (Kant; Kafka; de Man), the "novel of the institution" (Musil; Campe), and literary suicide (Bachmann; Berryman; Okkervil River). Dominik Zechner is currently an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies
The Violence of Reading: Literature and Philosophy at the Threshold of Pain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) expounds the scene of reading as one that produces an overwhelmed body exposed to uncontainable forms of violence. The book argues that the act of reading induces a representational instability that causes the referential function of language to collapse. This breakdown releases a type of "linguistic pain" (Scarry; Butler; Hamacher) that indicates a constitutive wounding of the reading body. The wound of language marks a rupture between linguistic reality and the phenomenal world. Exploring this rupture in various ways, the book brings together texts and genres from diverse traditions and offers close examinations of the rhetoric of masochism (Sacher-Masoch; Deleuze), the relation between reading and abuse (Nietzsche; Proust; Jelinek), the sublime experience of reading (Kant; Kafka; de Man), the "novel of the institution" (Musil; Campe), and literary suicide (Bachmann; Berryman; Okkervil River). Dominik Zechner is currently an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
Tonight, we'll read another excerpt from French writer Marcel Proust's monumental “In Search of Lost Time” which is seven volumes long, and first published in 1913. “In Search of Lost Time” follows the narrator's recollections and experiences in the late 19th-century and early 20th-century high-society France, while reflecting on the loss of time and lack of meaning in the world. This series does not necessarily need to be followed in order. Rather than being plot driven, it is more of a meditation on memories, consciousness and ambiance. The first episode aired on May 9th, 2022, and is titled “Overture.” The second episode, “The Magic Lantern” aired on July 11, 2022. The third episode, “M. Swann” aired on September 12, 2022.A madeleine de Proust is an expression used to describe smells, tastes, sounds or any sensations reminding you of your childhood or simply bringing back emotional memories from a long time ago. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tonight, we'll read “M. Swann” the next part in our series from French writer Marcel Proust's monumental “In Search of Lost Time” which is seven volumes long, and first published in 1913. “In Search of Lost Time” follows the narrator's recollections and experiences in the late 19th-century and early 20th-century high-society France. This series does not necessarily need to be followed in order—as it drifts more like memory itself, circling themes and impressions rather than following a linear story. In this episode, we meet Charles Swann, a family acquaintance whose name and presence loom large in the narrator's early life. Though Swann appears casual and charming, his social status, romantic entanglements, and eventual tragedies become central threads in the broader tapestry of the novel. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the first of a three-part series on Richard Rorty's Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989), Let Us Think About It delves into the concept of contingency. Host Ryder Richards guides listeners through Rorty's radical argument that language, selfhood, and liberal communities are not grounded in universal truths but are crafted through historical chance, like tools in a dynamic toolkit. Drawing on Chapter 1, Ryder explores how language, far from mirroring reality, builds truths through evolving vocabularies, with examples like the French Revolution and Donald Davidson's “passing theories.” Chapter 2 reveals the self as a contingent construction, sculpted through redescriptions, as seen in Freud and Proust. Chapter 3 examines liberal societies as experimental creations, sustained by imaginative solidarity rather than fixed foundations, referencing Isaiah Berlin and Judith Shklar. While admiring Rorty's vivid metaphors and provocative ideas, Ryder critiques his potentially reductive view, questioning whether freedom alone can ensure moral progress. Packed with direct quotes and punchy insights, this episode sets the stage for upcoming discussions on irony and solidarity. Tune in to rethink how we create our world with the tools of language!
Tonight, we'll read “The Magic Lantern,” the next part in our series from French writer Marcel Proust's monumental “In Search of Lost Time” which is seven volumes long, and first published in 1913. “In Search of Lost Time” follows the narrator's recollections and experiences in the late 19th-century and early 20th-century high-society France, while reflecting on the loss of time and lack of meaning in the world. This series does not necessarily need to be followed in sequential order as it is more about an ambiance than a plot. In the first episode, “Overture”, the narrator recalls his childhood, bedtimes, bedrooms of his memories, and the peculiar states of consciousness related to sleep. This episode features memories about the magic lantern the narrator's family gives him as a child to help him with his insomnia. Magic lanterns were an early form of a slide projector. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tonight, we'll read “Overture,” the opening to French writer Marcel Proust's monumental “In Search of Lost Time” which is seven volumes long, and first published in 1913. “In Search of Lost Time” follows the narrator's recollections and experiences in the late 19th-century and early 20th-century high-society France, while reflecting on the loss of time and lack of meaning in the world. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices