Swann'S Way Av Marcel Proust

<b>The definitive translation of a truly great French novel - Proust''s beautiful, atmospheric story of memory and loss.</b><br><br>This is the first volume of <i>In Search of Lost Time</i>, one of the greatest French novels of the twentieth century. Travelling back through time, the narrator tells the story of events long since past - his childhood happiness and sadness, and memories brought famously back to life by the taste of a madeleine. His family''s friend and neighbour, the aristocratic Swann, weaves through the tale. We learn of Swann''s passionate love affair with Odette, a jealous love that creates a model for the narrator''s own relationships. All Proust''s great themes begin here: time and memory, love and loss, art and the artistic vocation.<br><br>THE ACCLAIMED FULLY REVISED EDITION OF THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF AND KILMARTIN TRANSLATION<br><br><b>The best translation available: ''A really major, significant achievement, and one that you should put on your Christmas list immedi