The Swann Way

The Swann Way is the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, which is considered one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. It introduces the novel's unforgettable first-person narrator-protagonist and explores themes of time, memory, identity, art, sensation, love, and jealousy. The volume focuses on the narrator's childhood and lays the foundation for Proust's extraordinary literary edifice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 14 September 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press

The Swann Way is the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (1913-27), one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. The work serves as a gateway to Proust's novel and an introduction to its unforgettable first-person narrator-protagonist. Immersed in themes of time, memory, identity, art, sensation, love, and jealousy, the narrator embarks on the story of his life and the paths he takes toward fulfilling his vocation as a writer. Primarily focused on the narrator's childhood, this volume lays the foundation of Proust's extraordinary literary edifice. The first volume in a major new translation of In Search of Lost Time, co-edited by Brian Nelson and Adam Watt.

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Weight: 346g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780198871521