In Search of Lost Time
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The first volume of Proust's seven-part novel "In Search of Lost Time," also known as "A Remembrance of Things Past," "Swann's Way" is the auspicious beginning of Proust's most prominent work. A mature, unnamed man recalls the details of his commonplace, idyllic existence as a sensitive and intuitive boy in Combray. For a time, the story is narrated through his younger mind in beautiful, almost...
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Feb 9th, 2023
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Jan 4th, 2018
Mesmerizing! I could not put this hunk of a book down---read the entire oeuvre at work, on the subway, in elevators, waiting in line at the grocery store, at stop lights, every possible second....absolutely amazing experience. ONE DAY I will read it in French...
Jun 17th, 2016
A bit difficult to read but great !
Jun 5th, 2015
Dec 12th, 2014
One of most personal books I've ever read.
Oct 17th, 2013
Read all you may before reading Proust. After Proust there is nothing left to read.
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