The first book devoted to exploring Marcel Proust's influence on Irish literature and Irish themes within his work, The Irish Proust reveals a surprising textual dimension of Proust's novel and traces the enduring legacy of his work throughout twentieth-century Irish letters.
Proust's work, which was briefly banned in Ireland, occupies an essential position within the Irish literary and cultural imaginary. From Samuel Beckett and Elizabeth Bowen to Brendan Behan and John McGahern,
