In Search of Lost Time - The Complete Seven-Book Series (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Modernist Journey Through Memory, Desire, Art, and Belle Époque Paris SocietyBy Marcel Proust
Length141h 37m
About this audiobook
Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is a monumental exploration of memory, desire, art, jealousy, society, and the passage of time, unfolding across seven interlinked volumes from Swann's Way to Time Regained. Written in luxuriant, sinuous prose, the novel transforms minute sensations—the taste of a madeleine, the play of light, a gesture in a salon—into philosophical revelations. Situated at the threshold of modernism, it reshapes narrative by privileging consciousness, involuntary memory, and the subjective reconstruction of experience. Proust, born into an affluent Parisian family in 1871, was deeply acquainted with the aristocratic and bourgeois worlds he anatomizes with such precision. His fragile health, acute social observation, Jewish-Catholic background, and life as a sensitive outsider all informed his vast fictional universe. Withdrawn in later years, he devoted himself obsessively to revising this work, turning personal recollection into one of literature's most searching meditations on time and identity. This complete seven-book series is essential for readers drawn to psychologically profound, stylistically ambitious fiction. It rewards patience with extraordinary insight into love, art, memory, and human self-deception.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length141 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 13, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
35THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 11)
2Introduction
36CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 1)
3Author Biography
37CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 2)
4Historical Context
38CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 3)
5Synopsis (Selection)
39CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 4)
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6SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 1)
40CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 5)
7SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 2)
41CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 6)
8SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 3)
42CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 7)
9SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 4)
43CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 8)
10SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 5)
44CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 9)
11SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 6)
45CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 10)
12SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 7)
46THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 1)
13SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 8)
47THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 2)
14SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 9)
48THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 3)
15WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 1)
49THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 4)
16WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 2)
50THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 5)
17WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 3)
51THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 6)
18WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 4)
52THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 7)
19WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 5)
53THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 8)
20WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 6)
54THE SWEET CHEAT GONE (Albertine Disparue) (pt. 1)
21WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 7)
55THE SWEET CHEAT GONE (Albertine Disparue) (pt. 2)
22WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 8)
56THE SWEET CHEAT GONE (Albertine Disparue) (pt. 3)
23WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 9)
57THE SWEET CHEAT GONE (Albertine Disparue) (pt. 4)
24WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 10)
58THE SWEET CHEAT GONE (Albertine Disparue) (pt. 5)
25THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 1)
59TIME REGAINED (Le Temps Retrouvé) (pt. 1)
26THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 2)
60TIME REGAINED (Le Temps Retrouvé) (pt. 2)
27THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 3)
61TIME REGAINED (Le Temps Retrouvé) (pt. 3)
28THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 4)
62TIME REGAINED (Le Temps Retrouvé) (pt. 4)
29THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 5)
63TIME REGAINED (Le Temps Retrouvé) (pt. 5)
30THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 6)
64TIME REGAINED (Le Temps Retrouvé) (pt. 6)
31THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 7)
65Analysis
32THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 8)
66Reflection
33THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 9)
67Memorable Quotes
34THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 10)
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