Swann's Way
by Marcel Proust
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. 1922
ISBN/ASIN: 1936041766
Number of pages: 450
Description:
A mature, unnamed man recalls the details of his commonplace, idyllic existence as a sensitive and intuitive boy in Combray. For a time, the story is narrated through his younger mind in beautiful, almost dream-like prose. Considered to be one of the twentieth century's major novels, Proust ultimately portrays the volatility of human life in this sweeping contemplation of reality and time.
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