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In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1

The Way by Swann's
By Marcel Proust
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time takes readers on a journey into the narrator's childhood memories, focusing on his experiences in the French countryside and his struggle to make sense of his relationships and surroundings. Through introspective reflections, sensory experiences, and delicate observations, the novel explores themes of memory, time, and the passage of life.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate intricate explorations of memory and time narrated with lush and evocative prose. If you're fascinated by deep character studies and immersive storytelling that paints vivid pictures of early 20th-century French society, this novel is a compelling choice.

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In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1

A work of Proust that is translated from French original into English.

One of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time Vol. 1- The Way by Swann's is published in a new translation from the French by Lydia Davis in Penguin Classics.

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Since the original prewar translation, there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore a more sharply engaged, comic, and lucid Proust.

In Search of Lost Time is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. As the great story unfolds from its magical opening scenes to its devastating end, Penguin makes Proust accessible to a new generation.

Each volume is translated by a different, superb translator working under the general editorship of Professor Christopher Prendergast, University of Cambridge.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1 by Marcel Proust is often praised for its introspective narrative and rich exploration of memory and time. Critics highlight its intricate prose and the depth of psychological insight, though some readers find the lengthy sentences challenging. The novel is frequently celebrated as a masterpiece of 20th-century fiction, offering a profound, albeit demanding, reading experience.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141180311

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 October 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by Christopher Prendergast
  • Translated by Lydia Davis
  • Introduction by Lydia Davis

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 344g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is generally viewed as the greatest French novelist and perhaps the greatest European novelist of the 20th century. He lived much of his later life as a reclusive semi-invalid in a sound-proofed flat in Paris, giving himself over entirely to writing IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME.

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