Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time: A Reader's Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1419672509
- ISBN-13
- 9781419672507
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-08
- Publisher
- Who's Who In Proust
- Author
- Patrick Alexander
Description
'Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time' is a guide to Proust's seven-volume novel. The first part contains a detailed synopsis of the plot of each volume. The second part is a 'Who's Who' description of fifty of the major characters. The third part includes a brief biography of Proust and a discussion of the historical background including the Belle Époque and the Dreyfus Affair.The book was written as an introduction for new readers who have not yet read In Search of Lost Time and feel daunted by the length of the novel and the 'serious' reputation of the author. For those currently reading Proust, this book will guide them through the complexities of the plot and many different characters. For those who have already read Proust, it should serve to refresh their memories and help locate their favorite passages.Despite its reputation, Proust's novel remains, not only relevant to contemporary life but, outrageously bawdy and extremely funny. In Search of Lost Time is a comic masterpiece.
