In Search of Lost Time: Volume 6: Finding Time Again

Marcel Proust

ISBN 10: 0141180366 / ISBN 13: 9780141180366

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2003

About this Item

Marcel Proust, Penguin Books Ltd. 'The latest Penguin Proust is a triumph, and will bring this inexhaustible artwork to new audiences throughout the English-speaking world.' Sunday Telegraph Since the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore a more sharply engaged, comic and lucid Proust. IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. As the great story unfolds from its magical opening scenes to its devastating end, it is the Penguin Proust that makes Proust accessible to a new generation. Each book is translated by a different, superb translator working under the general editorship of Professor Christopher Prendergast, University of Cambridge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Search of Lost Time: Volume 6: Finding Time Again
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141180366
• ISBN 13: 9780141180366
• Binding: Paperback
• Weight: 292 grams
• Book Type: Paperback

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Synopsis

Since the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore a more sharply engaged, comic and lucid Proust. IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. As the great story unfolds from its magical opening scenes to its devastating end, it is the Penguin Proust that makes Proust accessible to a new generation. Each book is translated by a different, superb translator working under the general editorship of Professor Christopher Prendergast, University of Cambridge.

About the Author

Proust was born in Auteuil, France in 1871. He began writing his masterpiece, À la recherche du temps perdu, in 1909, and worked on it until his death in 1922, following several years of poor health during which he had been confined to his bedroom.