Through his narrators consciousness, proust offers readers a comprehensive portrait of the high society of paris from the 1870s through the first world war. Remembrance of things past is one of the monuments of 20thcentury literature. She is the author of one novel, the end of the story, and several volumes of stories. But since its original prewar translation there has been no completely new version in english. Swann s way, the first volume, introduces the novels major themes and its unnamed narrator, an introspective man drawn, in his youth, to fashionable society, like the author himself. The project gutenberg ebook of swann s way, by marcel proust this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Lydia davis was awarded the 2003 frenchamerican foundation translation prize for her translation of marcel proust s swann s way and was named a chevalier of the order of arts and letters by the french government for her fiction and her translations of such modern writers as maurice blanchot and michel leiris. Continue your study of swann s way with these useful links. Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people gave donations. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The first volume of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, in lydia daviss awardwinning translation marcel prousts in search of lost time is one of the most entertaining reading experiences in any language and arguably the finest novel of the twentieth century.
Swann s way is a novel by marcel proust that was first published in 19. See a complete list of the characters in swann s way. France social life and customs 19th century fiction category. Inspired by the gusts of memory that rise up within him as he dips a madeleine into hot tea, the narrator discusses his fear of going to bed at night. Swann s way is the first of seven volumes and sets the scene with the narrators memories famously provoked by the taste of that little cake, the madelei.
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