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.
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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.
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This is the British paperback of "The Way by Swann's," which in the U.S. hardcover edition is called "Swann's Way." The translator is the American short-story writer (and MacArthur "genius" award-winner) Lydia Davis, who has done a superlative job of translating the first volume of Proust's masterwork. I have reviewed it at greater length on the page devoted to the hardcover edition. Personally, I think that these volumes are for the ages, and I want a permanent copy for my library. But if your wants are more transient, this is the edition to get. -- Dan Ford
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Mme Verdurin, Mme Swann, Mlle Vinteuil, Mme de Saint-Euverte, Mme Cottard, Aunt Léonie, Princesse des Laumes, Doctor Cottard, Mme de Guermantes, Mme de Cambremer, Madame Octave, Mlle Swann, Mme Goupil, Mme de Gallardon, Mme Sazerat, Duchesse de Guermantes, Mme des Laumes, Doctor Percepied, Maison Dorée, Mme de Crécy, New Year, Geneviève de Brabant, Monsieur Swann, Odette de Crécy, Bois de Boulogne New!
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Mme Verdurin, Mme Swann, Mlle Vinteuil, Mme de Saint-Euverte, Mme Cottard, Aunt Léonie, Princesse des Laumes, Doctor Cottard, Mme de Guermantes, Mme de Cambremer, Madame Octave, Mlle Swann, Mme Goupil, Mme de Gallardon, Mme Sazerat, Duchesse de Guermantes, Mme des Laumes, Doctor Percepied, Maison Dorée, Mme de Crécy, New Year, Geneviève de Brabant, Monsieur Swann, Odette de Crécy, Bois de Boulogne New!
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