Literary Bites with Du côté de chez Swann
& The Taste of Time
Bienvenue à Literary Bites
A quiet moment each week to slow down, savor French through its most moving texts, and reconnect with what truly matters.
This week's excerpt is not just literary, it’s legendary.
À savourer avec un thé... ou une madeleine.
A single sip. A soaked madeleine. And suddenly, memory explodes.
Marcel Proust’s madeleine scene is one of the most iconic passages in French literature. It captures something we’ve all felt but never quite managed to explain: how a simple smell or taste can open a door to an entire world we thought lost.
L’Extrait
D’où avait pu me venir cette joie violente ?
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