Reading Proust's In Search of Lost Time in 2014 discussion

And BINGO, you get first prize Renato, that is exactly what is important - his age!

I was just over here thinking how we've been reading this together the entire year, but we're interested on different aspects: I want to get all my theories validated and answers from Proust. Dave wants to interpret the text and extract as much as he can from it and Jonathan wants to find out what could've been had Proust had more time to add/edit his book! :-)

Dave wrote: "And BINGO, you get first prize Renato, that is exactly what is important - his age!"

Will we KNOW FOR SURE though? Haha just kidding!

I remember thinking he was in his 30s in Vol. 5... but I lost count after that!

Lol, your on the last Volume of Proust and you think ANYTHING can be known for sure Renato?

I calculate the Narrator is about ten years younger than Proust on the calendar as the text has given us clues. But the story is narrated in the past tense. Where in the future is he speaking from? You really can't guess until the end.

Lol no, it was just a joke! I'm looking forward to discussing all interpretations and theories in the open though, not worrying about spoilers!

Look at what I got today from a friend that came from the US as an early birthday gift:



Have I been talking too much about Proust perhaps?

Congratulations! Now we are all set to discuss it!

Renato wrote: "Look at what I got today from a friend that came from the US as an early birthday gift:

Have I been talking too much about Proust perhaps?"

Very nice! You dropped enough hints then?

:-) I guess I did... and I thought I was being subtle! LOL

Renato wrote: "Once again, our narrator was quite the voyeur! Not only he likes x-raying people while talking to them, he also enjoys doing it without them being aware of his presence!"

Still on his voyeurism, it completely slipped my mind that watching Jupien with Charlus back on Vol. 4 wasn't the first time he watched people in their intimacy. There was, of course, the Mountjovain day!!

Renato wrote: "Look at what I got today from a friend that came from the US as an early birthday gift:

Have I been talking too much about Proust perhaps?"

Renato, yes!
I was the same way...absolutely no different than when I was first "in love."
It's that "infatuation" stage, where you are consumed with the love object.

A few years later, I remember apologizing...but I couldn't help myself. Cupid's arrow had pierced through every layer.