I grew up reading Proust all my life, and he's very dear to me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Proust is a huge author for me.
Proust is a hero of mine. I read 'A la recherche' in one go, and I'm a very slow reader. It had an astonishing impact, reading it on my own and being my main company. I think Proust is the most intelligent person to ever have written a novel.
I've read Proust and Stendhal. That keeps you in your place.
I get sent a lot of scripts which feature him as a kind of all-purpose Victorian literary character and really understand little, if anything, about him, his life or his books.
He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.
I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come.
Like most writers, I've read a lot of Hemingway, and I admire him greatly.
After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent.
Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.
I find it's impossible for me to read Proust.