num_pages: 6
description: Marcel becomes obsessed with the Duchesse de Guermantes, who does not reciprocate his interest. With unmatched powers of observation, the author vividly describes the struggles for political, social and sexual supremacy played out beneath a veneer of elegant manners.
language: English
title: The Guermantes Way: Part 1
titlecomplete: The Guermantes Way: Part 1
genres: 20th Century, French Literature, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 349
series: À la recherche du temps perdu
publisher: Naxos Audio Books