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Uniform Title: Du côté de chez Swann. English

Title: Swann's Way

Series Title: Remembrance of things past (or, In search of lost time) ; volume 1

Note: Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Credits: Eric Eldred and David Widger

Summary: "Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust is a novel written in the early 20th century during the modernist literary movement. This book is the first volume of "In Search of Lost Time" and delves into themes of memory, time, and the intricate layers of human experience. It primarily revolves around the reflections and memories of the narrator, often identified as Marcel, exploring his childhood, family dynamics, and his experiences with love through the character Swann. The opening of "Swann's Way" presents a deep introspection of memory and the act of sleeping and waking. The narrator describes his experiences of falling asleep and the vivid dreams that intertwine with his memories of the past. A sense of dislocation and confusion emerges as the narrator oscillates between the present and snippets of vivid recollections, particularly of his childhood homes and family. He reveals a longing for his mother, highlighting a particular tenderness that ties into his overall theme of love and loss, setting the stage for the complexities of relationships that Proust plans to unravel as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922

Translator: Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth), 1889-1930

EBook No.: 7178

Published: Dec 1, 2004

Downloads: 2839

Language: English

Subject: Autobiographical fiction

Subject: Villages -- France -- Fiction

Subject: France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:7178:2 2004-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Proust, Marcel en 1
2024-11-05T12:34:34Z Swann's Way

This edition has images.

Uniform Title: Du côté de chez Swann. English

Title: Swann's Way

Series Title: Remembrance of things past (or, In search of lost time) ; volume 1

Note: Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Credits: Eric Eldred and David Widger

Summary: "Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust is a novel written in the early 20th century during the modernist literary movement. This book is the first volume of "In Search of Lost Time" and delves into themes of memory, time, and the intricate layers of human experience. It primarily revolves around the reflections and memories of the narrator, often identified as Marcel, exploring his childhood, family dynamics, and his experiences with love through the character Swann. The opening of "Swann's Way" presents a deep introspection of memory and the act of sleeping and waking. The narrator describes his experiences of falling asleep and the vivid dreams that intertwine with his memories of the past. A sense of dislocation and confusion emerges as the narrator oscillates between the present and snippets of vivid recollections, particularly of his childhood homes and family. He reveals a longing for his mother, highlighting a particular tenderness that ties into his overall theme of love and loss, setting the stage for the complexities of relationships that Proust plans to unravel as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922

Translator: Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth), 1889-1930

EBook No.: 7178

Published: Dec 1, 2004

Downloads: 2839

Language: English

Subject: Autobiographical fiction

Subject: Villages -- France -- Fiction

Subject: France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:7178:3 2004-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Proust, Marcel en 1