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The Most Famous Jew In France? Marcel Proust, of course. Founder of the modern novel. There's a trail you can follow around coastal north France reading plaques. The trail goes to a hotel which has his bust in the reception area. His statue stands outside in a circle in the public road. He lived in the hotel in a room upstairs. He was there writing A La Recherche du Temps Perdu. His novel is in three volumes but I think you can get it translated into English as one giant volume or abridged as one short volume. I wonder whether he was gay because of genetics, as seems to be thought nowadays, or because of his upbringing. In addition to writing a hugely influential book, he had connections to the infamous Dreyfus case. the controversy caused so much excitement in the newspapers of the day, involving literary figures as well as those in politics, in fact just about everyone. There was some connection between Proust and the writing of J'Accuse. If anybody knows more or can fill in more details by researching on the Internet please add some comments. Thanks. |
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