Swann's Way is the first part of Marcel Proust's monumental, seven volume Remembrance of Things Past. Here, Proust's vision, psychological understanding and vivid powers of description combine to create one of the most poetic and magical works in all literature. For lovers of the original text there are new delights to be found in this audiobook version, while those discovering the work for the first time may be surprised to find it so accessible.
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"This is a book whose ideas can transcend translation. that said the translation by Lydia Davis is a thing of beauty. This is the first of the books that comprise In Search Of Lost Time and I strongly encourage readers to go chronologically through as the payoff is well worth the effort. " — Lemar (5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a book whose ideas can transcend translation. that said the translation by Lydia Davis is a thing of beauty. This is the first of the books that comprise In Search Of Lost Time and I strongly encourage readers to go chronologically through as the payoff is well worth the effort. "
" It took me a little while to get into it but once I did...wow. Some truly beautiful stuff here. The arc of Swann's feelings for Odette are strikingly familiar, and the descriptions of the Verdurin group are hilarious. "
" The feeling of being finished after about two years is definitely five stars. Certain passages are five stars. But I've been leaning heavily toward brevity lately. And it could be that the (sadly, growing) language barrier made me enjoy this less than I might have. The clearest rating is probably this: I'm not going to keep this copy, but I will certainly pick up other volumes of ALRDTP if I see them at a book sale for cheap. "
" One of the best books I've ever read and not because of the story itself, but because of Proust's way of writing. He makes even the most ordinary things look extraordinary! "
" i surrender. there's a reason why most ppl can only name one famous scene (the madeline tasting) from his journal: it happens on pg44 of 445 in my edition, at the top... not the right book right now, though i acknowledge only a 10% chance of picking it up again. "
" The sentences, memories, and storytelling that Proust weaves in this book are all so smoothly drawn out. You definitely are along for a wonderfully complex and rich ride. It was so good I'm planning to read it a second time (translated by another favorite author, Lydia Davis). "
" nothing is any better than this.(32) "
" Okay, I did manage to finish this one - and it is SO worth it. Took me four or five years but it's very easy to dip in and out of it. That's the advantage of books that are low on plot. Actually thinking about re-reading this one - there's a new translation out. "
" I like commas a great deal. "
" This is all the farther I got in the Time cycle.... "
" The pace was hard to keep up with. It's a very slow book where action is not as important as the emotions of characters. Despite that, the book is still enjoyable. I was particularly pleased with the role of the music in the story. Extremely beautiful! "
" The subject is emotion, the stories are the instrument he uses. The Combray section can be hilarious, the Swann In Love section is almost too painful to read. "
" Proust. 'nuff said. Funny, sad, no novelist has ever portrayed the range of male emotions, from lovestruck to starstruck, adolescent to adult, so well. "
" i wish i could give this 4.75 stars. "
" Tedious is the best word to describe it. Many pages describing falling asleep, the steeple of a church, etc etc. At this point I don't have an inkling of desire to read the other 6 books! "
" The whole thing - all three volumes - took me years to read, on and off. But it is wonderful, beautiful, strange, inspiring, troubling, gorgeous, thought-provoking. An indulgence, a mirage, a miracle. "
" This was interesting, but not my thing. I enjoy and prefer novels. This was more the result of a writing workshop exercise turned manuscript. "
" Slowly, slowly sinking into the astonishingly sensual memory-world of Proust. At forty, I think I'm finally old enough to appreciate it. Reading the Moncrief but I'd like to check out the Lydia Davis translation as well. "
" That famous description of the madeleine pretty much sums it up. "
" Got the through this one. Five more to go. A magical time machine. "
" There were many interesting descriptions that may be perceived as cliche now.Some parts bored me. "
" Omg, I hated reading this. I could tell you why, like a real book review, but I can't even deal. I'm just glad I'm finally done. Freedom!!!! Book dish: madeleine. "
" Fabulous translation, but why isnt her translation of Madame Bovary also listed online? Get it if you can. [OK, now added] "
" Another book that I didn't actually finish reading, there were parts that were brilliant but I found the pace insufferable and the themes uninteresting - sorry Proust. "
" It is amazing. Which is not to say that I always liked it. "
Marcel Proust (1871–1922) was a French novelist, essayist, and critic, best known as the author of Remembrance of Things Past, a monumental work of fiction published in seven parts from 1913 to 1927.
Neville Jason is an award–winning narrator, as well as a television and stage actor. He has earned seven AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He is a former member of the Old Vic Company, the English Stage Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Birmingham Repertory Company. While training at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he was awarded the diction prize by Sir John Gielgud.
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