Marcel Proust

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922).

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Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic and essayist. Born on 10 July 1871 in 16th arrondissement of Paris, Proust died on 18 November 1922 in 16th arrondissement of Paris at the age of 51.

Notable works include In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, In Search of Lost Time and Jean Santeuil. Proust studied at École Libre des Sciences Politiques and University of Paris. Honours include Prix Goncourt, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century.

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