By James H. Reid
This comparability of the narrative recommendations of 2 of the 20 th century's most vital writers of prose combines theoretical research and textual content research of Proust's A los angeles recherche du temps perdu and Beckett's trilogy of novels, Molloy, Malone dies, and The Unnamable. James Reid's learn is a vital contribution to the serious literature, and provides clean views at the an important value of the Recherche and the trilogy within the context of the twentieth-century novel.
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