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posture magique de Proust

English translation: the magic in Proust's writing

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French term or phrase:posture magique de Proust
English translation:the magic in Proust's writing
Entered by: Alain Mouchel

14:06 May 31, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: posture magique de Proust
"Les mots d’Héraclite, le fleuve du temps ; les enseignements du bouddha, l’impermanence de nos réalités humaines ; posture magique de Proust, énergie vitale, écriture, respiration… "
kashew
France
Local time: 21:46
the magic in Proust's writing
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the magic in Proust's writing
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Alain Mouchel
Local time: 21:46
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3 +3Proust's magical bent
polyglot45
1the magic in Proust's writing
Alain Mouchel


  

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the magic in Proust's writing


Explanation:
the magic in Proust's writing

Alain Mouchel
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Proust's magical bent


Explanation:
in articles on Proust, the word "magic(al)" is often used

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: yup. he was bent and he was magical ;-)
2 mins
  -> gave myself away there didn't I ?
agree  Emma Paulay: Or "penchant".
1 hr
agree  Verginia Ophof: or "perspective" ?
4 hrs
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