by Marcel Proust · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070368211
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«Du côté de chez Swann» is the first volume of Marcel Proust's novel, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (512 pages, in French).
First installment of «À la recherche du temps perdu», it comprises three parts: «Combray», «Un amour de Swann» and «Nom de pays : le nom». The narrator evokes his childhood and Swann's world; a madeleine dipped in tea triggers involuntary memory and gives way to a universe of memories, love and art.
It is volume 1 of the series «À la recherche du temps perdu», comprising seven volumes; the work was originally published in 1913.
It is dense and reflective reading, intended for those who enjoy French literature and twentieth-century classics.
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu, which was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927 and totals around 1.25 million words. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.
