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Swann in Love Swann's Way , the first part of Marcel Proust's monumental cycle Remembrance of Things Past. It tells the story of man-about-town Charles Swann's passionate, tormented love affair with the courtesan Odette de Crécy, and of its surprising outcome. Set in the degenerate demi-monde of 19th century Paris as well as in the fashionable drawingrooms of the aristocracy, this new audiobook
...Within a Budding Grove - Part One continues Marcel Proust's monumental cyce Remembrance of Things Past, which has been described as 'one of the greatest works of imagination of all time'. As the young narrator succumbs to the charms of the enchanting Gilberte, the author presents us with an unparalleled account of the pangs of adolescent love. Proust has created from the raw material of his life a work of art of unsurpassed originality,
...In Part Two of Within a Budding Grove , young Marcel falls under the spell of an enchanting group of adolescent girls. At first intoxicated by their beauty and athletic energy, he finds it difficult choose between them. But gradually he finds himself drawn to the beautiful Albertine - though without guessing how much she is to mean to him in the future. Within a Budding Grove is the second book of Marcel Proust's monumental, quasi-autobiographical
...In The Guermantes Way - Part One Marcel penetrates the inner sanctum of Paris high society and falls in love with the fascinating Duchesse de Guermantes. With his unmatched powers of observation Proust vividly describes the struggles for political, social and sexual supremacy played out beneath a veneer of elegant manners. This is the fifth part of Naxos Audiobooks' recording of Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past
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...The Guermantes Way Part Two continues the story of Marcel's entry into the highest circles of French aristocracy. Having renewed his acquaintance with the enchanting Albertine who now submits to his amorous advances, Marcel finds himself pursued by the predatory Baron de Charlus.
Music: Boellman, D'Indy, Ciurlionis, Bréton
Swann's Way forms the first part of Marcel Proust's magnificent autobiographical cycle Remembrance of Things Past. Here, Proust's vision, psychological understanding and vivid powers of description combine to create one of the most poetic and magical works in all literature. For lovers of the original text there are new delights to be found in this audiobook version, while those dicovering the work for the first time may be surprised
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