Finding Marcel Proust: Paris marks centenary of the writer’s death
An exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet places Proust in his Belle Époque milieu
Clubbable, shy and eccentric unite to do what the English do best
London Letter: The club has met twice a year for dinner since the 1890s – the vilification of the guests proving the usual highlight
Terms and human condition apply – Frank McNally on the mysteries of ‘lived experience’
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Journey to the end of Céline’s long lost manuscripts
Missing for years, treasure trove of French writer’s unpublished work will see light of day
Why you shouldn’t work from bed (and a guide to doing it anyway)
The lure of bed is hard to resist for any home worker. Or it may have become a necessity
Frank McNally dissects the political parties’ manifestos ahead of the General Election
Documents are littered with ‘roadmaps’, ‘kick-starts’ and ‘roll-outs’, not to mention terrifying ‘night mayors’
The Irish Times view on the joy of books: portable magic
’There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book’
Turner Prize 2018: Charlotte Prodger wins for films shot on iPhone
Glasgow-based artist’s film ‘Bridgit’ praised by judges as ‘unexpectedly expansive’
The Equalizer 2: Agreeably cheesy sequel with Denzel Washington
Review: It’s pulpy, it’s not deep but this sequel is certainly the equal of ‘The Equalizer’
Seán Moncrieff: The insanity of shoe shopping with a toddler
Childhood is a time of absorbing new things, but of losing them too
‘There is only one master, Corot. We are nothing by comparison’
The world knows Corot as a great landscape artist. He kept his figure paintings secret.
Avengers Infinity War makes no sense – except at the box office
Mega-grossing Avengers movie shows the nerds – or maybe the superfans – have won
Film star with ‘the temperament of a cannonball’
Paris Letter: France mourns Jeanne Moreau, an actor of fierce intelligence
The best theatre shows to catch this week
If the nation does not come to the theatre, the theatre must go out to the nation
Boni de Castellane sale recalls excesses of ‘Belle Époque’
The French count burned through $10 million of his American heiress wife’s fortune. Their treasures are for sale for the first time in over a century
Fire breaks out on top floor of luxury Ritz Paris Hotel
Fire services have difficulty accessing part of building affected, cause of blaze not known
Staging the unstageable: Dead Centre take on Chekhov’s chaotic first play
The pioneering theatre company is taking an aggressive approach to Chekhov’s sprawling, untitled play and has even introduced a live director’s commentary – can it be tamed?
Unthinkable: Why should the State fund universities?
Even non-students benefit from higher education, argues Prof Thomas Docherty
Virtue of hope helps Oliver Wilson bounce back to winning ways
Fairytale story of golfing redemption for a man who kept the faith
An Irishman's diary: In search of the time to read a classic
An Irishman’s Diary about Proust and Monaghan football
Brought to Book: Viv Albertine on Cocteau, Ono, Austen and Catherine the Great’s horse
‘Don’t waffle. Be honest. Write so you’re ashamed. Edit it about 20 times, get another three professional people to edit it. Edit it another 10 times’
Europe defies Big Data’s right to All Data
The European Court of Justice’s ruling enshrines the right to forget
Eat your words
With the Ballymaloe Literary Festival taking place this weekend, here are 20 literary quotations to whet the appetite
In search of Proust: 100 years of Swann’s Way
‘In Search of Lost Time’ is ‘the most famous and least read French novel’ – which is a pity, as it still rewards with its deep insights
Michael Farrell: an international artist who never forgot his roots
Micheal Farrell, one of the greatest Irish artists of his generation, is well served by a new show
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