Project Gutenberg 2004-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 103 Proust, Marcel 1871 1922 Le Côté de Guermantes - Troisième partie Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal, Wilelmina Mallière and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team From images generously made available by gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Le Côté de Guermantes - Troisième partie" by Marcel Proust is a novel written in the early 20th century. This installment continues the profoundly introspective journey of the narrator as he navigates his complex relationships with the aristocratic elite of Paris, particularly focusing on themes of love, desire, and social dynamics. Central to this part of the narrative is the anticipation of a dinner invitation with Madame de Stermaria, among other key figures, exploring the intricacies of human emotion and societal dynamics. The opening of this section establishes a sense of longing and obsession as the narrator grapples with his desire for Madame de Stermaria before their scheduled dinner. He reflects on the nature of desire and the mental games played in anticipation of romantic encounters. As the days leading up to the event stretch on, he is consumed by thoughts of their meeting and the contrasts between his past loves, particularly Albertine, and the fleeting nature of these affections. The detailed descriptions of the surroundings, coupled with his introspective thoughts, highlight the atmosphere of Paris' elite social life, setting the stage for further developments in his relationships and emotional landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Autobiographical fiction France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 550010 549866 2024-10-06T09:35:20.360789 2023-10-06T10:25:58.680582 text/html text/html 628793 2020-12-18T11:41:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 213418 2020-12-18T11:41:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 282024 2024-10-06T09:35:28.894758 application/epub+zip 289309 2024-10-06T09:35:23.596798 application/epub+zip 278533 2024-10-06T09:35:22.305799 application/epub+zip 529302 2024-10-06T09:35:33.124749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509735 2024-10-06T09:35:28.115747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477819 2022-09-07T03:57:03.255309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530032 529830 2024-10-06T09:35:19.748809 2023-10-06T10:25:58.178584 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 515970 2020-12-18T11:41:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 197517 2020-12-18T11:41:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 515963 2020-12-18T11:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193694 2020-12-18T11:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22328 2024-10-06T09:35:33.252716 application/rdf+xml 16237 2024-10-06T09:35:22.878765 image/jpeg 3777 2024-10-06T09:35:22.573777 image/jpeg 279651 2024-10-06T09:35:20.412825 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia