In The Guermantes Way, Part 1, the third volume of Marcel Proust's monumental, seven volume Remembrance of Things Past, Marcel penetrates the inner sanctum of Paris high society and falls in love with the fascinating Duchesse de Guermantes. With his unmatched powers of observation Proust vividly describes the struggles for political, social, and sexual supremacy played out beneath a veneer of elegant manners.
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"Another sublime installment in the series. I returned to the Moncrieff translation after reading the second book by Grieves. I found Grieves' take on Proust's winding prose infinitely more accessible, but I learned the remaining four volumes are not available in the US with his translation. Bummer. " — Cameron (5 out of 5 stars)
"Another sublime installment in the series. I returned to the Moncrieff translation after reading the second book by Grieves. I found Grieves' take on Proust's winding prose infinitely more accessible, but I learned the remaining four volumes are not available in the US with his translation. Bummer. "
" gooooooooood........too much hanging out in salons though "
" Terrible people, really. And no, you're never getting out of the salon. "
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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