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Born | 10 Jul 1871 in Paris |
Died | 18 Nov 1922 in Paris |
Age | 51 years, 4 months |
Cause | pneumonia |
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; French: [maʁsɛl pʁust]; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922), known as Marcel Proust, was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his 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.
He is also known as Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust, Proust, Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugène-Marcel Proust, Valentin Louis Georges Eugéne Marcel Proust, Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugéne-Marcel Proust, Valentin Louis Georges Eugene Marcel Proust and Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugene-Marcel Proust.