Project Gutenberg 2001-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 348 Proust, Marcel 1871 1922 A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs — Deuxième partie A la recherche du temps perdu, Tome II Produced by Sue Asscher, Walter Debeuf, Patrick Narzul, and Marie Lebert "A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs — Deuxième partie" by Marcel Proust is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work mainly revolves around the complexities of love, social interactions, and the nuanced observations of the elite culture of the time, focusing on characters like Swann and the various women in his life, particularly the enigmatic Odette. The opening of this installment introduces the reader to a lively salon scene involving various characters, including Mme Bontemps and Mme Swann, as they navigate social invitations and personal relationships. Mme Bontemps is eager to attend a series of gatherings hosted by Mme Verdurin, who desires to maintain an exclusive social circle. These characters engage in a dialogue about social dynamics, relationships, and their respective views of beauty and intelligence, revealing their aspirations and insecurities. Additionally, the opening hints at the protagonist’s emotional turmoil stemming from unreciprocated feelings for Gilberte, weaving reflections on past affections and the ongoing struggle to forge meaningful connections amidst the societal facade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Autobiographical fiction Villages -- France -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 433209 432839 2024-10-02T05:41:59.255647 2023-10-02T05:31:40.967254 text/html text/html 419360 2020-02-26T09:44:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 161025 2020-02-26T09:45:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251171 2024-10-02T05:42:07.645587 application/epub+zip 256167 2024-10-02T05:42:03.313608 application/epub+zip 225240 2024-10-02T05:42:01.791610 application/epub+zip 496836 2024-10-02T05:42:11.103585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482924 2024-10-02T05:42:06.759611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427085 2022-09-02T06:59:39.551461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423718 423665 2024-10-02T05:41:58.804630 2023-10-02T05:31:40.643301 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 423664 2020-02-26T09:44:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 161287 2020-02-26T09:45:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 412183 2020-02-26T09:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159515 2020-02-26T09:45:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22435 2024-10-02T05:42:11.231586 application/rdf+xml 20203 2024-10-02T05:42:02.470615 image/jpeg 4365 2024-10-02T05:42:02.196625 image/jpeg 249750 2024-10-02T05:41:59.298640 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