Product Description

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 volume is translated by a different, superb translator working under the general editorship of Professor Christopher Prendergast, University of Cambridge.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29078 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-02
• Binding: Paperback
• 640 pages

About the Author
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is now generally viewed as the greatest French novelist and perhaps the greatest European novelist of the 20th century. He lived much of his later life as a reclusive semi-invalid in a sound-proofed flat in Paris, giving himself over entirely to writing IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME.

Customer Reviews

The Pattinson letters
Brian is a regular guy - or so he thinks - living a more or less uneventful life with a decent job and a small detached house that he built for himself just outside the village three years ago. Although his surname iss Pattinson, people would repeatedly spell it 'Patterson'. When he decides to change his name to Patterson, to avoid further confusion, he starts to receive a series of threatening letters - obviously intended to some other 'Brian Patterson'. Over several weeks, the letters become increasingly threatening and frequent, although they do not seem to explain why. Brian seeks advice from the local police. However, there seems no explanation for the letters and the police admit that they were baffled. Eventually Brian changes his name back to 'Pattinson'