Swann's Way is one of the preeminent novels of childhood-a sensitive boy's impressions of his family and neighbors, all brought dazzlingly back to life years later by the famous taste of a madeleine. It also enfolds the short novel Swann's Love, an incomparable study of sexual jealousy, which becomes a crucial part of the vast, unfolding structure of In Search of Lost Time. The first volume of the book that established Proust as one of the finest voices of the modern age-satirical, skeptical, confiding, and endlessly varied in his response to the human condition-Swann's Way also stands on its own as a perfect rendering of a life in art, of the past re-created through memory.

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Chosen from Supertalya's Literary Fiction Bookbox.

Interesting book.

Added to The Wild Thing Book Box.

I was excited to see this, and then realized that it's the only volumes of this work that I have already read. It's time to read some more.

This is a classic of modern world literature for a reason. His observation of people and place, his examination of his own thoughts and motivations, it's all wonderful. I have read Swann in Love in French, and while it was difficult to read, as the French is very elaborate, it's also extraordinarily beautiful writing.

I recommend giving this a try: don't be intimidated, it's a real pleasure.

This book was left in the Wild Animals Book Box. erishkigal encouraged me to pull any of the books that were not animal related before mailing the box back to her. I will try to find good homes for them. Thanks for sharing!

Welcome to Book Crossing! This book was in the Wild Animals Book Box that has been traveling the country but since it didn't really fit the theme I am releasing it into the wild. I hope you enjoy this free book! Please make a journal entry when you find it and feel free to keep it or release it after you've read it. Enjoy!