Abstract
This research project proposes a comparative analysis between two novels of French writer Marcel Proust (Du côté de chez Swann and À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs) and three other Brazilian memoirist novels from the 70's: Baú de Ossos, by Pedro Nava (1972), Labirinto, by Jorge Andrade (1978) and A Menina do sobrado, by Cyro dos Anjos (1979). All three are known for showing a genuine…