Madeleine in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Marcel Proust
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
1. Marcel Proust Marker
Marcel PROUST
1871 - 1922
habita cet immeuble
de 1907 à 1919
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) lived in this building from 1907 to 1919.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is July 10, 1871.
Location. 48° 52.476′ N, 2° 19.332′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Madeleine. It is on Boulevard Haussmann, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 98 B Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, Île-de-France 75008, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Raoul Nordling and Jean Laurent (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Louis XVI (1865) (about 150
this page online
Also see . . . Marcel Proust (1871-1922) (Proust Ink).
Excerpt: Marcel Proust was born on July 10, 1871 in the Paris suburb of Auteuil. His father, Dr. Adrien Proust, was one of France's most distinguished scientists. His mother, Jeanne Weil, was a well-educated woman who loved the great classic writers of the 17th century, especially Molière and Racine. Marcel's only sibling, Robert, was born in 1873. The hypersensitive Marcel suffered all his life from a number of ailments, especially asthma. Although he earned university degrees in philosophy and law, he always knew that he wanted to be a writer.(Submitted on October 1, 2023.)
In 1910, he had his bedroom lined with cork to block out the deafening noise of daytime Paris because he slept during theday and wrote through the night, after returning home from some of Paris's most exclusive salons. He was known as the city's most famous recluse, he even called himself an owl because he wrote while listening to his “nocturnal Muse.” Swann’s Way, the first volume of In Search of Lost Time, was published in November 1913 and was headed for a fourth printing when World War I broke out.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 20232. Marcel Proust Marker - wide view
Proust continued to write, incorporating the unprecedented conflict into his story of contemporary French society. In 1919, Within a Budding Grove was published and won the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize. The final three years of his life saw the publication of The Guermantes Way and Sodom and Gomorrah. The Captive, The Fugitive, and Time Regained were published posthumously. The novel's main themes are time and memory and the power of art to withstand the destructive forces of time.
Photographed by S. Beaujard, Philaposte, 2022
3. Marcel Proust postage stamp issued on the centenary of his death
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
