Name: Swann's Way: Remembrance of Things Past, or In Search of Lost Time (Volume One)
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Author: Proust, Marcel ; Moncrieff, C. K. Scott
ISBN: 9781387863488

portada Swann's Way: Remembrance of Things Past, or In Search of Lost Time (Volume One)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Marcel Proust

Publisher

Lulu.com

Language

English

Pages

290

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781387863488

Synopsis "Swann's Way: Remembrance of Things Past, or In Search of Lost Time (Volume One)"

Marcel Proust's classic novel Swann's Way is replete with recollections of the distant past. This is the first volume of the acclaimed series: Remembrance of Things Past, also named In Search of Lost Time. Originally written and published in 1909, this premier entry in Proust's series contains some of the finest prose fiction Proust ever authored. Although lengthy, no sacrifice is made with the signature style Proust had cultivated by the time he commenced Swann's Way - recollections are written relentlessly, of places, names, items and other such paraphernalia of life. The narrator gradually builds up a plot surrounding his own life and activities. The titular character, Charles Swann is an associate of the narrator's family who receives particular interest in the story. The first scene recounts a dinner in which Swann was in attendance, noting his characteristics. By stages, a compelling story unfolds with Swann's affections for the former courtesan Odette de Crecy explored.

Marcel Proust

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(1871-1922) Novelista, ensayista y crítico francés. Es uno de los escritores cruciales de la literatura moderna. Nació en París en el seno de una familia adinerada y abandonó pronto sus estudios de Derecho para relacionarse con la sociedad elegante de París y dedicarse a escribir. Proust, aquejado de asma desde la infancia y convertido en un enfermo crónico, pasó el resto de su vida recluido, sin salir prácticamente nunca de la habitación revestida de corcho donde escribió su obra maestra: En busca del tiempo perdido, la que está reconocida sin discusión como una de las más importantes de la literatura moderna, influenciando tanto en el campo de la literatura como en el de la filosofía y la teoría del arte. Falleció de neumonía en París un 18 de noviembre de 1922.

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