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The way by swann's6/2/2023 ![]() For a novel about which many detractors have said ‘Nothing happens’ it was engaging, imaginative, full of philosophical ideas, and, as the saying goes, was hard to put down. ![]() Book 1 of À la recherche du temps perdu UPDATED: Summarizing Proust has a long history, most hilariously shown in the Monty Python sketch “Summarizing Proust Competition” in which contestants attempt to summarize all seven volumes of ‘In Search of Lost Time’ within 15 seconds:Having just finished SWANN’S WAY, my summary takes this condensed haiku form:Madeleine in teaBrings memories of lost timeMarcel is left sadNow for something completely different.SWANN’S WAY, the first of Proust’s seven-volume novel, is a joy to read. ![]() ⭐Latest English translation from French, 2002. Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website: ![]()
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