Proust

Based on the biography *Proust* by Edmund White, here are some themes and topics that could help you draw connections to other books in a library:

*   **Themes**:
    *   **Memory and involuntary recollection** The narrative explores how involuntary recollections shape personal reality. 【1】
    *   **Identity** Proust's work explores themes of identity. 【1】
    *   **The passage of time** The narrative explores the passage of time. 【1】
    *   **Homosexuality** Proust wrote boldly about male and female homosexuality. 【2】
    *   **Lesbianism** Lesbianism is a theme that appears in Proust's work. 【3】

*   **Topics**:
    *   **Literary Biography** Edmund White's biography is a concise and readable work on Proust's life. 【4】
    *   **Proust as a Reader** Proust was a great reader, as are all his characters. 【5】
    *   **Social Class**: Proust's father was a solid upper-middle-class citizen and Proust was obsessed with titled ladies. 【6】