Unterwegs Zu Swann by Marcel Proust
A young narrator recalls his childhood in a provincial town, where small sensations—most famously the taste of a madeleine—unlock vivid involuntary memories that lead to wide-ranging meditations on time, art, and identity. Interwoven with these recollections is the portrait of a cultured social world and the obsessive, destructive love of a man named Swann for Odette, which exposes the contradictions of desire and class. The work blends intimate psychological observation, social satire, and lyrical reflection on how the past endures and reshapes the present.
- Published
- 1913
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- Du côté de chez Swann
- Swann's Way
- Unterwegs zu Swann
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