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humor El Mundo Today 2026-05-27

Proust's Madelines Were Actually Tripe and Chickpeas, Author Chose 'Aesthetically Pleasing' Lies

Turns out Proust's madeleine moment was less about delicate cake and more about a hearty stew, but he apparently decided that sounded too déclassé for literature. Who knew memory-inducing comfort food could be so snobby?


<figure><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="400" src="https://emtstatic.com/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-27-at-11.53.18-600x400.jpeg" width="600" /></figure>El Institut des textes et manuscrits modernes (ITEM), la unidad de investigación del CNRS y la École normale supérieure de París, ha publicado este miércoles los resultados de un estudio sobre el primer volumen de la serie En busca del tiempo perdido de Marcel Proust. Entre sus conclusiones, destaca sin du...

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