In Search of Lost Time: Captive and the Fugitive v. 5 (Modern Library) - Hardcover

Marcel Proust

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679424776 ISBN 13: 9780679424772

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1997

Synopsis

This is an acclaimed, fully revised edition of the Scott Moncrieff and Kilmartin translation. In the two novels. The Captive and The Fugitive contained in this volume, Proust's narrator is living in his mother's apartment in Paris with his lover, Albertine. However, this is far from an idyllic state of affairs. His obsessive love for her means that their relationship is shadowed by jealousy and headed for tragedy.Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader

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Review:

"Proust was the greatest novelist of the twentieth century, just as Tolstoy was in the nineteenth." --Graham Greene

" Proust was the greatest novelist of the twentieth century, just as Tolstoy was in the nineteenth." -- Graham Greene

Proust was the greatest novelist of the twentieth century, just as Tolstoy was in the nineteenth. Graham Greene"

Book Description:

The definitive translation of the greatest French novel of the twentieth century

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679424776
• ISBN 13: 9780679424772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 976