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Proust

Samuel Beckett

Narrated by Eimear McBride

Released
July 28, 2026
Length
2 hrs 11 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Faber & Faber
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In "Beckett on Proust," read by Eimear McBride, Samuel Beckett delivers an incisive analysis of Marcel Proust's seminal work, À la recherche du temps perdu. At just 25 years old, Beckett explores themes of habit, memory, and the passage of time, positing that involuntary memories—like those evoked by Proust's madeleine—can penetrate the monotony of daily life and provide solace amid existential dread. This early work serves as a bold artistic manifesto that foreshadows the distinctive style and themes of Beckett's future masterpieces.
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