In Search of Lost Time

In Search of Lost Time (), first translated into English as Remembrance of Things Past, is a novel by the French writer Marcel Proust. It was published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927.

Structure

 Vol. French titles Published  English titles 1 Du côté de chez Swann 1913 Swann's WayThe Way by Swann's 2 À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs 1919 Within a Budding GroveIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower 3 Le Côté de Guermantes(published in two volumes) 1920/21 The Guermantes Way 4 Sodome et Gomorrhe(published in two volumes) 1921/22 Cities of the PlainSodom and Gomorrah 5 La Prisonnière 1923 The CaptiveThe Prisoner 6 La FugitiveAlbertine disparue 1925 The FugitiveThe Sweet Cheat GoneAlbertine Gone 7 Le Temps retrouvé 1927 The Past RecapturedTime RegainedFinding Time Again

Plot summary
Marcel reflects upon a number of events that have taken place in his life. He remembers his childhood in a village in Northern France, the Dreyfus Affair, the First World War, and his relationship with a girl called Albertine.

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Category:French novels
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