The Fugitive

The Fugitive is the penultimate volume in Marcel Proust's monumental series In Search of Lost Time. The novel centers on the narrator's emotional turmoil following the departure and subsequent death of Albertine, the woman he both loved and imprisoned. Through his obsessive reflections on her absence, Proust explores the themes of memory, jealousy, the illusion of possession, and the complexity of human desire.

This volume deepens the psychological portrait of the narrator, revealing the contradictions of love and the persistence of longing beyond physical presence. Proust examines how the mind reconstructs and reshapes reality in the face of grief, using memory not only as a tool for remembrance but also as a means of survival.

The Fugitive has been celebrated for its introspective intensity and its nuanced exploration of loss and identity. It continues the series' profound meditation on time, art, and the inner life, offering readers a rich and intimate encounter with the fragility of human emotion and the power of recollection.

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The Fugitive

The Fugitive is the penultimate volume in Marcel Proust's monumental series In Search of Lost Time. The novel centers on the narrator's emotional turmoil following the departure and subsequent death of Albertine, the woman he both loved and imprisoned. Through his obsessive reflections on her absence, Proust explores the themes of memory, jealousy, the illusion of possession, and the complexity of human desire.

This volume deepens the psychological portrait of the narrator, revealing the contradictions of love and the persistence of longing beyond physical presence. Proust examines how the mind reconstructs and reshapes reality in the face of grief, using memory not only as a tool for remembrance but also as a means of survival.

The Fugitive has been celebrated for its introspective intensity and its nuanced exploration of loss and identity. It continues the series' profound meditation on time, art, and the inner life, offering readers a rich and intimate encounter with the fragility of human emotion and the power of recollection.

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The Fugitive

The Fugitive

by Marcel Proust
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by Marcel Proust

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The Fugitive is the penultimate volume in Marcel Proust's monumental series In Search of Lost Time. The novel centers on the narrator's emotional turmoil following the departure and subsequent death of Albertine, the woman he both loved and imprisoned. Through his obsessive reflections on her absence, Proust explores the themes of memory, jealousy, the illusion of possession, and the complexity of human desire.

This volume deepens the psychological portrait of the narrator, revealing the contradictions of love and the persistence of longing beyond physical presence. Proust examines how the mind reconstructs and reshapes reality in the face of grief, using memory not only as a tool for remembrance but also as a means of survival.

The Fugitive has been celebrated for its introspective intensity and its nuanced exploration of loss and identity. It continues the series' profound meditation on time, art, and the inner life, offering readers a rich and intimate encounter with the fragility of human emotion and the power of recollection.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9786558949381
Publisher: Lebooks Editora
Publication date: 06/06/2025
Series: In Search of Lost Time , #6
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 270
File size: 513 KB

About the Author

About The Author

Marcel Proust was a French novelist, essayist, and critic, widely regarded as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. Born in Auteuil, a suburb of Paris, Proust is best known for his monumental seven-volume novel In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu), a work that revolutionized the form and scope of the modern novel. Through introspection, memory, and detailed psychological exploration, Proust crafted a richly textured narrative that has influenced generations of writers.

Proust's early writings include essays and short stories published in literary journals, but it was In Search of Lost Time, published between 1913 and 1927, that defined his legacy. The novel explores themes of memory, time, art, love, and identity through the narrator's reflections on his life and the people around him. One of its most famous passages — about the taste of a madeleine dipped in tea — triggers an involuntary memory that opens the door to an exploration of the past, demonstrating Proust's concept of "mémoire involontaire."

Proust's influence on literature is vast. His introspective style and exploration of subjective time prefigured many of the themes that would come to define modernist and postmodernist literature. Writers such as Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett drew inspiration from his techniques and thematic focus. His method of delving into the inner workings of the human mind and his emphasis on sensory experience and memory profoundly altered the structure of the novel.

Beyond literary circles, Proust's insights into human nature, art, and memory continue to resonate with philosophers, psychologists, and artists. His work is often cited as a deep meditation on the passage of time and the persistence of the self amid change.

Date of Birth:

July 10, 1871

Date of Death:

November 18, 1922

Place of Birth:

Auteuil, near Paris, France

Place of Death:

Paris, France
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