The Guermantes Way
'the social kaleidoscope was shifting' The Guermantes Way, the third volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, provides a transition from the realm of adolescence into the adult social world of Belle Epoque Paris. Its pages buzz with worldly conversations, with bravado and posturing, infatuation, scandal, prejudice, and intrigue. To the fore is Proust's ear for spoken language and how it provides a stage for human foibles as well as inventiveness and panache. This is a broad canvas studded with amusing anecdotes, surprising vignettes and touching scenes, as well as fascinating characters including the indomitable Duchesse de Guermantes and her enigmatic relation the Baron de Charlus. The Guermantes Way immerses readers into a society in flux, as the old aristocracy cedes to a wealthy, rising bourgeoisie and everyone, regardless of class or standing, must navigate the perilous waters of the Dreyfus Affair. Through these lenses, Proust explores questions of substance and
Swann's Way
Swann's Way
In Search of Lost Time
Embark on an unforgettable journey through the intricate corridors of memory and the labyrinthine depths of the human soul with Marcel Proust's magnum opus, In Search of Lost Time. Across seven monumental volumes, Proust intricately weaves a narrative tapestry that spans the realms of memory, desire, and the inexorable passage of time. At the heart of this extraordinary work lies the enigmatic narrator, who embarks on a quest to reconcile the fragments of his past with the realities of his present. Set against the backdrop of belle poque France, Proust's prose transports readers into the hallowed halls of French high society, where glittering soir es and elegant salons serve as the stage for intricate social dramas and clandestine affairs. Yet, beneath the veneer of opulence lies a world fraught with longing and disillusionment, where the pursuit of pleasure often leads to profound existential questioning. Through the narrator's keen observations and introspective musings, Proust
The Prisoner: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 5 (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
The long-awaited fifth volume--representing 'the very summit of Proust's art' (Slate)--in the acclaimed Penguin translation of 'the greatest literary work of the twentieth century' (The New York Times) A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paper Carol Clark's acclaimed translation of The Prisoner introduces a new generation of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust. The fifth volume in Penguin Classics' superb new edition of In Search of Lost Time--the first completely new translation of Proust's masterpiece since the 1920s--brings us a more comic and lucid prose than readers of English have previously been able to enjoy. The titular 'prisoner' is Albertine, the tall, dark orphan with whom Marcel had fallen in love at the end of Sodom and Gomorrah (volume 4). Albertine has moved in with Marcel in his family's apartment in Paris, where the pair have a seemingly limitless supply of money and are chaperoned only by Marcel's judgmental family
U poshukakh utrachenogo chasu. Kniga 1. Na Svannovu storonu
Persha chastina znamenitoji semitomnoji epopeji Marselja Prusta 'U poshukakh vtrachenogo chasu. Na Svannovu storonu', v perekladi odnogo z najvidatnishikh ukrajinskikh perekladachiv Anatolja Perepadi, je odnim iz kljuchovikh tvoriv suchasnoji psikhologichnoji prozi. Roman, napisanij sche u 1913 rotsi, rozpochinaje poetichnu, zaplutanu podorozh labirintami pam'jati - svitom ditjachikh spogadiv, vnutrishnikh perezhivan i ujavi golovnogo geroja - khlopchika Marselja, u jakomu splelos tak bagato avtobiografichnikh ris samogo avtora.U tsentri tvoru - istorija vtrachenogo ditinstva, nemozhlivogo kokhannja, satiri vischogo svitu, scho potrapiv u pastku efemernosti modi, a takozh filosofske doslidzhennja mimovilnoji pam'jati, za miriadami potajnikh dvertsjat jakoji, kozhen perezhivaje vlasnu, schorazu inakshu istoriju. Marsel Prust stvoriv ne beletrizovanu khroniku podij vlasnogo zhittja, a detalizovanij avtoportret vnutrishnogo svitu mittsja, de zvuk, kolir, smak i navit zapakh probudzhujut
Mot Sainte-Beuve
Åren 1908-1909 fyller Marcel Proust ett antal anteckningsböcker med omväxlande skönlitterära och essäistiska utkast, texter som han några gånger kallar "Contre Sainte-Beuve". Vad ska det bli av det hela? Det vet han knappast. Han v...
På spaning efter den tid som flytt. I, Swanns värld
Romansviten ''På spaning efter den tid som flytt'' är den franske författaren Marcel Prousts (1871-1922) centrala verk och en av de allra viktigaste litterära skapelserna i den franska 1900-talslitteraturen. De nära 4000 sidorna är uppdelade...
Den mystiske brevskrivaren : och andra opublicerade noveller
Nio aldrig tidigare publicerade novellfragment av Marcel Proust, det var vad som uppdagades i ett privat arkiv år 2018. Författaren själv hade aldrig låtit publicera något av dem, inte ens talat om dem med någon. I dessa, mer eller mindre...
À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
À la recherche du temps perdu
Ce tome 3 de A la recherche du temps perdu (cf. Du c t de chez Swann) montre le narrateur aux prises avec des sentiments amoureux complexes pour plusieurs femmes la fois, et conte ses premiers pas dans la vie mondaine. La famille du narrateur habite maintenant, Paris, un appartement de l'h tel des Guermantes. Ebloui par la belle et l gante duchesse de Guermantes, il r ve d'entrer dans le cercle de cette famille aristocratique. Il sera fort d u lorsqu'il y parviendra. C'est l'occasion pour Proust de donner une peinture plaisante et f roce des milieux mondains du Paris d'avant la guerre de 14-18.