I’ve always been slightly surprised that #Proust takes such a #materialistic view of such phenomena as smells, and recollections. Worth comparing #SwannsWay from #Combray with #Bernanos’ outstanding grim description: « Ma paroisse est dévorer par l’ennui » (a kind of lifeless, ‘cancerous’ boredom, or spiritual indirection). We shouldn’t forget #GeorgesBernanos for all sorts of reasons.
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