Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust

French novelist, literary critic, and essayist (1871–1922)
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Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time; earlier rendered as Remembrance of Things Past), published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.

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Marcel Proust was born on Monday, 10 July 1871 in Auteuil, France. His full name at birth was Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust. He was best known as a writer. Proust's country of citizenship (nationality) was French. He died on Saturday, 18 November 1922 in Paris, France at the age of 51. His religion is listed as Atheist. His zodiac star sign was Cancer.

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Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust
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À La Recherche du Temps Perdu (1913-1927), a monumental novel divided in 7 volumes
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10 July 1871
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Auteuil, France
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Date of death
18 November 1922
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51 (age at death)
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Paris, France
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Cause of death
Pneumonia (and pulmonary abscess)
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Novelist, essayist, critic, letter writer
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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

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