proustian
/ˈpruːstiən/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the French writer Marcel Proust, especially his style of long, complex sentences and his themes of memory, time, and involuntary recollection.
- The novel's Proustian prose meandered through memories of childhood summers.
- His writing is deeply Proustian, exploring how small sensory details can unlock entire worlds of the past.
- She had a Proustian experience when the smell of fresh bread suddenly brought back vivid images of her grandmother's kitchen.