{"product_id":"swanns-way-9781513208466","title":"Swann's Way","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwann’s Way\u003c\/i\u003e (1913) is the first volume of Marcel Proust’s seven-part novel \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time.\u003c\/i\u003e Written while Proust was virtually confined to his bedroom from a lifelong respiratory illness, \u003ci\u003eSwann’s Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of memory, history, family, and romance from a master of Modernist literature. Praised by Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Michael Chabon, and Graham Greene, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e explores the nature of memory and time while illuminating the history of homosexuality in nineteenth century Europe. For a long time I used to go to bed early.” Alone in his bedroom, the narrator meditates on sleep, dreams, and the passing of time. Spurred into memory by the taste of a madeleine dipped in a cup of lime blossom tea, he recalls his childhood in Combray, a rural village on the outskirts of Paris. Slowly, faces and names from the past come back to him—he recalls a neighbor named Swann, whose promising marriage proved disastrous; his Jewish friend Bloch, who introduced him to literature; and the walks he would take with his parents through the beautiful countryside. As he grows and learns, he begins to recognize the reality concealed by convention: the secret liaisons between lovers; the petty competitions of artists; the fleeting nature of affection and lust alike. Written in flowing prose, \u003ci\u003eSwann’s Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of twentieth century fiction that continues to entertain and astound over a century after it appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Marcel Proust’s \u003ci\u003eSwann’s Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359508037975,"sku":"9781513208466","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513208466.jpg?v=1754124859","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/swanns-way-9781513208466","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}