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INTERVIEW. “Proust described realities modeled today by scientists.”

October 13, 2025

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Interview – Isabelle Serça, Professor Emeritus of French Language and Literature at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès

By Florence Leroy THE Subscribers

Like those of Ernaux or Modiano, the fictions of the writer who died a century ago detail with finesse processes now attested by science.

Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust, painting by Blanche, Jacques-Emile (1861-1942).

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This article is from the magazine Les Dossiers de Sciences et Avenir n°223 dated October/December 2025.

Isabelle Serça is an emeritus professor of French language and literature at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès.

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