{"id":58311,"date":"2024-11-25T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicbooks.org\/?p=58311"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:10:31","slug":"proust-curious-the-fugitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.publicbooks.org\/proust-curious-the-fugitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Proust Curious: \u201cThe Fugitive\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"

Proust Curious<\/em><\/a> is a podcast miniseries about the experience of reading \u00c0 la recherche du temps perdu<\/em> in its entirety.<\/p>\n

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This is the volume of Albertine\u2019s disappearance, first from the narrator\u2019s home, then from life, and finally from the narrator\u2019s memory. <\/span>Hosts Emma Claussen and Hannah Weaver contemplate Proust\u2019s extended meditation on oblivion, love, jealousy, grief, and death. We discuss the careful rhythm of the volume, the transitory nature of the self, and the proliferation of doubles and specters. We travel to Venice, which for once disappoints us more than it does the narrator. Plus, we answer the question, \u201cWhat is your favorite occupation?\u201d <\/span>Join us as we search for lost time and remember things Proust.<\/span><\/p>\n

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