Ulysses
James Joyce · Modernism · Novel
Modernism · Novel cycle
In Search of Lost Time
by Marcel Proust. A monumental exploration of involuntary memory, desire, jealousy, social performance, and the creation of art.
- Date
- 1913–1927
- Origin
- France
- Era
- Modernism
- Genre
- Novel cycle
- Difficulty
- Extremely challenging
- Length
- Extremely long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A monumental exploration of involuntary memory, desire, jealousy, social performance, and the creation of art.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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A century of works that gives the broadest useful first view of the Western canon. 100 books · Advanced.