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 Withdrawn in later years, he devoted himself obsessively to revising this work, turning personal recollection into one of literature's most searching meditations on time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
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 1)
7SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 2)
8SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 3)
9SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 4)
10SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 5)
11SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 6)
12SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 7)
13SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 8)
14SWANN'S WAY (Du Côté De Chez Swann) (pt. 9)
15WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 1)
16WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 2)
17WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 3)
18WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 4)
19WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 5)
20WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 6)
21WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 7)
22WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 8)
23WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 9)
24WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE (À L'ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) (pt. 10)
25THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 1)
26THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 2)
27THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 3)
28THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 4)
29THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 5)
30THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 6)
31THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 7)
32THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 8)
33THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 9)
34THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 10)
35THE GUERMANTES WAY (Le Côté De Guermantes) (pt. 11)
36CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 1)
37CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 2)
38CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 3)
39CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 4)
40CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 5)
41CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 6)
42CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 7)
43CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 8)
44CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 9)
45CITIES OF THE PLAIN (Sodome Et Gomorrhe) (pt. 10)
46THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 1)
47THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 2)
48THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 3)
49THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 4)
50THE CAPTIVE (La Prisonnière) (pt. 5)
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