HOW PROUST CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE by ALAIN DE BOTTON

マルセル・プルーストに興味はあるが『失われた時を求めて』を読む気力はないという人にはおすすめ。人々が常日頃感じる疑問や問題、苦悩について、その解決案を、プルーストの作品や思想の中に見出そうとする一冊。文学にはなんの価値があるか、型にはまった表現がなぜ問題か、読書にはどこまで頼っていいかなど、その問題提起も興味深い。プルースト入門としてはもちろん、プルーストには全く関心がない人でも一つの読み物として楽しめるのではないだろうか。ただし英語は格調が高く文学的で、アカデミックな語学力を持たない人には少し厳しいかもしれない...

I have never read Proust and this is the first book I've read by Alain De Botton. I am now intrigued by Proust as it seems he had some interesting things to say about everyday life and the problems which beset us all. Falling in love, friendship and putting books down among other subjects are covered in this interesting little book. As well as receiving some useful life advice such as listening to your friends rather than insisting on telling them about yourself and your concerns; I formed a vivid picture of Proust himself. I liked the way he moved round the table when he held dinner parties so that each of his guests received his undivided attention for a time. 

Yes he was a hypochondriac and valetudinarian but he was also a good friend and has many useful things to say about friendship ...

 PROUST의 '잃어버린 시간을 찾아서'를 3권까지 읽은 거 같다. 4권째의 책을 읽는 것을 보류하고 이 책을 읽었다. 내용이나 평이 좋아서 독자들이 원서에 도전을 하지만 영어 원서를 읽기 시작하면 좀 노력이 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있다. 미리보기를 확인하고 읽기 시작해야 한다.