It is by no means (not even remotely) the book that is discussed most frequently in the vast body of Proustian literature, and…

It is by no means the most talked-about book in the vast body of Proustian literature, and yet… It is ESS-EN-TIAL!! 📚🤓

All the paintings to which Proust alludes, and all those he names, are brought together here in the seven sections corresponding to the seven volumes of “The Search”. They are reproduced in magnificent detail and presented alongside the passage from the work that refers to them. 🖼📝

Nothing more, nothing less. But this book still had to exist. 👏🏻👏🏻

Eric Karpeles, “Marcel Proust’s Imaginary Museum: All the Paintings from In Search of Lost Time”, Thames & Hudson, 2017 – €29.95 ✨✨✨

And one finds oneself dreaming of a complete edition that would include the text, the notes and variants from “La Pléiade”, the paintings catalogued by Eric Karpeles… and why not hyperlinks to the music mentioned, the places, the recipes… 🤯💥

Also worth noting: Dane McDowell, “L’Herbier de Marcel Proust”, illustrated by Djohr, Flammarion, 2017 🪴🍁🌸