Book detail: In Search of Lost Time: Way by Swann's is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This opening volume of Marcel Proust's multi-volume novel introduces the narrator's recollections of his youth, particularly his family's life in the provincial town of Combray. The narrative explores themes of time, memory, and involuntary recollection, famously triggered by the taste of a madeleine cake. A central section recounts the story of Charles Swann, a friend of the narrator's family, and his obsessive love affair with Odette de Crécy, set against the social circles of late 19th-century France. The work is known for its intricate, flowing prose and deep psychological insight into human experience and perception.
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