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Swann's Way Hardcover - 2021

by Marcel Proust; Contribution by Mint Editions


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Swann's Way (1913) is the first volume of Marcel Proust's seven-part novel In Search of Lost Time. Written while Proust was virtually confined to his bedroom from a lifelong respiratory illness, Swann's Way is a story of memory, history, family, and romance from a master of Modernist literature. Praised by Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Michael Chabon, and Graham Greene, In Search of Lost Time explores the nature of memory and time while illuminating the history of homosexuality in nineteenth century Europe. For a long time I used to go to bed early." Alone in his bedroom, the narrator meditates on sleep, dreams, and the passing of time. Spurred into memory by the taste of a madeleine dipped in a cup of lime blossom tea, he recalls his childhood in Combray, a rural village on the outskirts of Paris. Slowly, faces and names from the past come back to him--he recalls a neighbor named Swann, whose promising marriage proved disastrous; his Jewish friend Bloch, who introduced him to literature; and the walks he would take with his parents through the beautiful countryside. As he grows and learns, he begins to recognize the reality concealed by convention: the secret liaisons between lovers; the petty competitions of artists; the fleeting nature of affection and lust alike. Written in flowing prose, Swann's Way is a masterpiece of twentieth century fiction that continues to entertain and astound over a century after it appeared in print. This edition of Marcel Proust's Swann's Way is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Alone in his bedroom, spurred into memory by a taste from his childhood, the narrator recalls his youth in Combray, a rural village on the outskirts of Paris. From an assortment of memories, he fixates on Swann, a mysterious neighbor with ties to the local elite. Swann's Way is the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.

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  • Title Swann's Way
  • Author Marcel Proust; Contribution by Mint Editions
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 418
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mint Editions
  • Date 2021-08-10
  • ISBN 9781513208466 / 1513208462
  • Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5 x 1.06 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 2.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: French
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Topical: Family
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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