I have completed the first volume of Remembrance of Things Past earlier in the week. I found marked differences in the writing toward the end of the the final book of this volume. In my opinion this can be attributed to the actions of the main character being closer in action to what we do in this day and age. Further, the interplay between the individuals seems to occur with greater frequency, though the longer passages do contain incredible prose that rivals any in earlier sections.
On another note I find that the reading of Proust has had a more profound effect on my life, in particular my reading life, certainly my ability to concentrate and elucidate ideas and expressions in writing and in verbal communication. I have found a greater inspiration to write from Proust than from any other source of writing in my life. I cannot exactly state the particulars that are in the writing that inspire or teach or reveal to my desire or mind or heart that which I have not been able to see in other literature or schooling. I almost have a sensation that, like some occult tome, or ancient carved tablet, my particular circumstance now resonates in harmony with the textural flow of Proust. A secret come to light, hidden between the pages, and transmitted across the ages.
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