To promote his guide to Marcel Proust’s 7-volume novel, Marcel Proust’s Search For Lost Time, Patrick Alexander wondered how Proust might have dealt with Twitter if the technology had existed in 1910.

What began as a whimsical joke on November 1, 2010 has since become an obsession. With sometimes a dozen tweets posted each day, Twitter has proved to be a perfect vehicle to convey the ever-shifting moods and perspectives of Proust’s narrator.

Samples from the illustrated Bedroom Proust can be seen at The Illustrated tweets.pdf