Proust and Food

The young narrator Marcel is fascinated by the peas and asparagus in Aunt Leonie's kitchen. 

The Vicarious Foodie Blog

Proust talks about art and literature and is not above a good gossip, but he also notes the work of the kitchen maids and observes the preparations and color and texture of the vegetables.  Such great writing.  The asparagus, of course, is the white variety, so beloved in the springtime across Northern Europe.  Proust was no exception.

100 Years of Everything Proust

In spite of the 100th anniversary of the first volume of Proust, Swann's Way,  relatively little in the way of anything new has come across my desk or  via the computer as it were.  Nonetheless, a new articles for  you to peruse.

Here is one.  Proust as Wizard: Look Out Harry Potter!                          

The Nation has wisely been following Proust for almost 100  years.  What other publication can make that boast?   


   

Remembering Proust and His Literary Masterpiece

Just to keep you 100% informed on all things Proust this month, Highbrow Magazine has a Proust article.  Don't you just love that name?  Wonder if there has ever been a Lowbrow Magazine.  Well, how about People and all the celebrity dreck that graces the supermarket checkout line. Bizarre magazines and faux news only a lowbrow could read or love or even write.  You will never see Proust on the cover of any of those scandal sheets.

Take a gander at this:  Remembering Proust and His Literary Masterpiece

Here is a photo of my Proust bookshelf.  Volume II of the novel is on my nightstand where I have been stalled with Albertine for an awfully long time, alas.

I am neither a scholar nor a literary writer,  but I do have a thing for Proust.

The New York Times blog had a great post on the 100th anniversary of the pub date of Swann's Way.

Happy Anniversary Marcel!  NY Times Proust Blog


This is a wonderful blog with great, great comments.  The perfect posts for Proustians.

A Banner Day for Proust Fans

Today's New York Times (2/15/13) has an article on the just-opening exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City, "Marcel Proust and 'Swann's Way'" 100th Anniversary.  Here is the link: Marcel Proust and 'Swann's Way' at the Morgan.

The exhibit lasts until April 23, and I'll arrange to travel from Foxborough to the Big Apple and report back.  One of the problems appears to be that rien  (nothing) is translated into English.  My French is beaucoup rusty to say the least. 

Here is the link to the Times' review:  Proust, For Those With A Memory

In searching for the online review, I found a wonderful bibliography of all the Times articles on Proust, and particularly one that I had once read and forgotten. Today's bonus link:
Proust essay by Edmund White


Months with little Proust news and then voila!  There is bound to be a lot of hoo-ha over the 100th anniversary, and we shall be in the thick of things.

Happy celebrations.