Only after the invention of writing was it possible to write such a masterpiece of spontaneous memory as Proust's A la Recherche du Temps Perdu .

只有在发明了书写之后，才有可能写出像普鲁斯特的《追忆似水年华》那样的出于自发记忆的杰作。

Therefore, to discuss the question of time in a la recherche du temps perdu is a very important path to closing to and understanding Proust's arts and thoughts.

因此，对《追忆似水年华》中时间问题的探讨乃是接近和理解这位大师艺术和思想的一个重要路径。