Du côté de chez Swann

by Marcel Proust, Philip Dossick (Editor)

Overview

DU CÔTÈ DE CHEZ SWANN by Marcel Proust has been called one of the most entertaining reading experiences in any language. Long unavailable in the U.S., it is here presented in an original French Language digital edition.

Considered one of the definitive modern novelists by many scholars, Proust ultimately portrays the volatility of human life in this vast contemplation of reality and time.

"Oh--if I could write like that!"

--Virginia Woolf

"Marcel Proust is the greatest novelist of the 20th century."

--Graham Greene



MARCEL PROUST (1871-1922) was a French novelist, essayist, and critic best remembered for his towering novel, Remembrance of Things Past.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151204187
Publisher:	Maelstrom Press
Publication date:	08/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	879 KB

About the Author

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) was born in Auteuil, France. In his twenties, following a year in the army, he became a conspicuous society figure, frequenting the most fashionable Paris salons of the day. After 1899, however, his chronic asthma, the death of his parents, and his growing disillusionment with humanity caused him to lead an increasingly retired life. From 1907 on, he rarely emerged from a cork-lined room in his apartment on boulevard Haussmann. There he insulated himself against the distractions of city life and the effects of trees and flowers—though he loved them, they brought on his attacks of asthma. He slept by day and worked by night, writing letters and devoting himself to the completion of In Search of Lost Time.

Date of Birth:

July 10, 1871

Date of Death:

November 18, 1922

Place of Birth:

Auteuil, near Paris, France

Place of Death:

Paris, France