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In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (Paperback)
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In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (Paperback)
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Loot Price R445
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Within a Budding Grove (1919) is the second volume of Marcel
Proust's seven-part novel In Search of Lost Time. Written while
Proust was virtually confined to his bedroom from a lifelong
respiratory illness, Within a Budding Grove is a story of memory,
history, family, and romance from a master of Modernist literature.
Praised by Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Michael Chabon, and
Graham Greene, In Search of Lost Time explores the nature of memory
and time while illuminating the history of homosexuality in
nineteenth century Europe. After years of admiring the Swann family
from a distance, the narrator befriends the lovely young Gilberte.
Through her, he gains access to her parents and their home, where
artists and intellectuals gather to discuss their lofty ideals
alongside the latest gossip. Despite his attraction to Gilberte, he
finds himself enthralled with her mother, a careworn beauty so
often ignored by her husband. As he grows and learns, he begins to
recognize the reality concealed by convention: the secret liaisons
between lovers; the petty competitions of artists; the fleeting
nature of affection and lust alike. Written in flowing prose,
Within a Budding Grove is a masterpiece of twentieth century
fiction that continues to entertain and astound over a century
after it appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Marcel Proust's
Within a Budding Grove is a classic work of French literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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