De Kant Van Swann by Marcel Proust
A reflective narrator reconstructs childhood mornings in Combray, the taste of a madeleine unlocking an involuntary memory that becomes a meditation on time, perception, and the slow accretion of identity. Interwoven is a detailed portrait of Swann’s obsessive, socially disruptive love affair with Odette, showing how desire, jealousy, and gossip reshape character and social standing. Rich social observation and sustained ruminations on art, music, and the subtleties of aristocratic salons illuminate how small sensations and remembered moments enlarge into a profound study of memory and experience.
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- 1913
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- French
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- 300-400
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- De kant van Swann
- Du côté de chez Swann
- Swann's Way
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