In Search of Lost Time

Volume 1: The Way by Swann's

Marcel Proust, Lydia Davis, Christopher Prendergast , Lydia Davis

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Penguin
24 November 2003

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: In Search of Lost Time

Brilliant reception for the hardcover edition- 'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph

Since the original prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore a more sharply engaged, comic and lucid Proust.

IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME is one of the greatest,most entertaining reading experiences in any language.

As the great story unfolds from its magical opening scenes to its devastating end, it is the Penguin Proust that makes Proust accessible to a new generation. Each volume is translated by a different, superb translator working under the general editorship of Professor Christopher Prendergast, University of Cambridge.

By: Marcel Proust
Introduction by: Lydia Davis
Edited by: Christopher Prendergast
Translated by: Lydia Davis
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 344g
ISBN: 9780141180311
ISBN 10: 0141180315
Series: In Search of Lost Time
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 24 November 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is generally viewed as the greatest French novelist and perhaps the greatest European novelist of the 20th century. He lived much of his later life as a reclusive semi-invalid in a sound-proofed flat in Paris, giving himself over entirely to writing IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME.