French language
Published Nov. 22, 1975 by Gallimard.
French language
Published Nov. 22, 1975 by Gallimard.
Monty Python paid hommage to Proust's novel in a sketch first broadcast on November 16th, 1972, called The All-England Summarize Proust Competition. The winner was the contestant who could best summarize A la recherche du temps perdu in fifteen seconds, "once in a swimsuit and once in evening dress."