Swann in Love (Hardback)

Marcel Proust (author), Lucy Raitz (translator)

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Hardback 256 Pages
Published: 03/11/2022

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Mapping the torturous love affair between societal high-flyer Charles Swann and demimondaine Odette de Crecy, this standalone novella within Proust’s monumental masterpiece is a staggering anatomy of jealousy and desire, peppered with sly social commentary throughout.

When Charles Swann first lays eyes on Odette de Crecy, he is indifferent to her beauty. Their paths continue to cross in the drawing rooms and theatres of Parisian high society, and the seeds of desire in Swann begin to flourish. What follows is a journey through self-delusion, jealousy and delirious fantasy, which will take Swann far from the sedate comfort of his society life.

A standalone novella from Proust's monumental masterpiece, Swann in Love is a sublimely witty and poignant story of the illusions of love and desire. Full of the rich social satire and penetrating insight that distinguish Proust's style, it is the perfect introduction to one of the world's great novelists.

Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782278115
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm

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Marcel Proust

A key voice in the development of modernist fiction, Marcel Proust is revered for his seven volume meditation on love, time and memory, In Search of Lost Time.

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