In Search of Lost Time

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• Reviving the dread deity

  In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust 3,300pp, Penguin, £75 In the early volumes of In Search of Lost Time , the young Marcel is forever falling in love with people and places at the drop of their names, spinning out of the phonemes of "La Berma" ( ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• In search of Marcel Proust

  Marcel Proust: In Search of Lost Timeedited by Christopher Prendergast £75, pp3,300 (six volumes) Towards the end of the second volume of In Search of Lost Time, much of which has been taken up with long and longing descriptions of his lover Albertin ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

4 Reviews

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  I totally loved this book. Proust capacity to describe every single detail of a scene, the interior life of the characters, and the exterior world they live in, is a constant stimulus to creativity. His book is a must for all those that want to exercise their writing skills.

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  It is quite a hard read since the book dictates the pace instead of the reader. Full of vivid and lucid descriptions of a bygone age. Quite fascinating if you are a francophile but if you want an action filled book, this one is not for you.

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  Ruby said on Jul 9, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  What can I say? This isn't a novel, it's a description of life. So real, painfully so, I found I could only take it in small-ish chunks.

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  sid_rw said on Jun 30, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Tough slog, but with great beauty.

  I've never seen such long sentences and paragraphs in my life.

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  keithlaw said on Sep 9, 2006 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 544 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 009936221X
• ISBN-13: 9780099362210
• Publisher: Vintage
• Pub date: Dec 05, 1996
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Leather Bound, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Livros em Português, llibres en català, Libri Italiani

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