De Gevangene by Marcel Proust
In this intimate volume the narrator becomes consumed by jealousy and a desire to possess a young woman he loves, bringing her into his home and watching her every move; his attempt to control her life reveals the destructive effects of suspicion and the impossibility of truly knowing another person. As his confinement of her intensifies, he alternates between tenderness and cruelty while reflecting on desire, memory, social constraints, and the ways the past reshapes the present. The narrative becomes a psychological study of obsession, the limits of possession, and how art and recollection try to make sense of loss.
- Published
- 1923
- Nationality
- French
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- Unknown
- Pages
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- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- De Gevangene
- La Prisonnière
- The Prisoner
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