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    Best known for his French translations of another famous author/poet, this novelist notably constructed a psychological memory theory within his seven volumes, involving a French tea-cake. Who is this author, who was the more famous author/poet and what is the name of the tea-cake which, incidently is also the name of cartoon?

    Question #65678. Asked by peasypod. (May 13 06 7:10 PM)


    lanfranco

    		Marcel Proust, of course. He translated Ruskin, and the tea-cake is the now-immortal "madeleine." To be served with lime tea:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust

    May 13 06, 7:22 PM
    peasypod

    		Yes, indeedy, m'dear, inspired by my efforts this morning of making my mother some petit fours for Mother's Day lunch today.



    May 13 06, 7:30 PM

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