Marcel Proust

Swann's Way is Marcel Proust's literary masterpiece and the first part of the multivolume audiobook Remembrance of Things Past....

In the second volume of Proust's great novel, the narrator emerges as an actor in the drama of his own life. Swann has now dwindled into a husband for his former mistress, Odette....

Accidentally witnessing an encounter between the Baron de Charlus and the tailor Jupien, the narrator’s eyes are opened to a world hidden from him until now; he suspects that Albertine is attracted to her own sex....

Remembrance of Things Past is one of the monuments of 20th-century literature....

Swann’s Way is the first of seven volumes and sets the scene with the narrator’s memories being famously provoked by the taste of that little cake....

The narrator penetrates the inner sanctum of Paris high society and falls in love with the fascinating Duchesse de Guermantes....

The young narrator, experiencing his youthful sexuality, falls under the spell of a group of adolescent girls....

Lost in the blacked-out streets of Paris during the First World War, Marcel stumbles into a brothel and accidentally witnesses a shocking scene involving the Baron de Charlus....

Swann’s Way is the first and best-known part of Proust’s monumental work, Remembrance of Things Past....

Du côté de chez Swann est à la fois l'ouverture de toute l'œuvre, et un roman complet, pourvu d'une conclusion, certes provisoire, mais dont la désillusion peut paraître, à qui ne lirait pas plus loin, le dernier mot de La recherche. Lorsque vous achetez ce titre, le fichier PDF qui...

Remembrance of Things Past is one of the monuments of 20th-century literature....

Swann's Way is the first novel of Marcel Proust's seven-volume magnum opus In Search of Lost Time....

Newly discovered stories from one of the great storytellers of the 20th century. Throughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen - the writer never spoke of them. Why did he choose not to publish them along with the others? One possible answer is that he was developing his...

"Du côté de chez Swann" et "Le temps retrouvé", au commencement et à la fin de l'œuvre, sont deux arches, parallèles dans leur construction et leur projet...

"E d'improvviso il ricordo mi è apparso. Quel sapore era quello del pezzetto di madeleine che zia Léonie, la domenica mattina a Combray (perché quel giorno non uscivo mai prima dell'ora della messa) mi offriva dopo averlo inzuppato nel suo infuso di tè o di tiglio, quando andavo a...

When the narrator of Swann's Way dips a petite madeleine into hot tea, the act transports him to his childhood in the French town of Combray. Out of his Pandora's box of reflections comes a memory of an old family friend, Swann....

Accidentally witnessing an encounter between the Baron de Charlus and the tailor Jupien opens Marcel's eyes to a world hidden from him until now....

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Five is the fifth instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections.

À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs se présente en deux parties : Autour de Mme Swann, où le héros fréquente les Swann à Paris, et Noms de pays : le pays, deux ans plus tard, qui dépeint un séjour à Balbec en bord de mer. "Enfin elle, je l'aimais et ne pouvais par conséquent la voir...

Marcel's suspicions regarding Albertine's lesbian desires lead to his keeping her a virtual prisoner in his Paris apartment. The Captive is a masterly portrayal of obessional jealousy...