Marcel Proust’s 100th anniversary, in the monthly magazine “Europe”!

Marcel Proust’s 100th anniversary, in the monthly magazine “Europe”! 💜✨

In the combined issues of August–September 1970 (496–497) and February–March 1971 (502–503), “Europe” celebrated in advance the centenary of the birth of Marcel Proust (born 10 July 1871). 🎂👶🏻

It was also in 1971 that “Against Sainte-Beuve” first appeared in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade; this volume was replaced last year by the volume “Essais”, edited by Antoine Compagnon.
@la_nrf @editions_gallimard 📚

And then… the commune of Illiers officially became “Illiers-Combray”, proof that literature can change reality, and not just the other way round.
@mairiedillierscombray @tourismeentrebeauceetperche 👋🏻

The magazine “Europe” was founded in February 1923 by Romain Rolland’s friends to promote peace amongst nations in the aftermath of the 1914–1918 war. 🇪🇺🕊️

This month, it is celebrating its own centenary with an issue entitled “Europe 1923–2023: a politics of literature” 🤓👏🏻

https://www.europe-revue.net

Sadly, war is still raging on European soil… 🇺🇦 What role can literature play in a world at war?

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