Proust at the Morgan Library

Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times Clare Eddy Thaw Gallery of the Morgan Library & Museum.

Dear Diary:

The scene: the Morgan Library exhibition in honor of the 100th anniversary of Marcel Proust’s novel “Swann’s Way,” the first in his seven-volume series “In Search of Lost Time.”

The exhibition occupies the Thaw Gallery, an intimate space where you can’t help but overhear your neighbors’ conversations. A husband strides in excitedly, towing his wife, who appears a bit mystified.

Husband (staring intently at one of Proust’s manuscripts, written longhand in school composition books â€" clearly he is a fan): “This is amazing.”

Wife: “What’s the big deal with Proust again”

Husband: “It’s a long story.”

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