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Remembrance of Things Past: Volume 2

By Marcel Proust
Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
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One of the greatest translations of all time: Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Proust's masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth century, recording its narrator's experiences as he grows up, falls in... Read More
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One of the greatest translations of all time: Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Proust's masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth century, recording its narrator's experiences as he grows up, falls in love and lives through the First World War. A profound reflection on art, time, memory, self and loss, it is often viewed as the definitive modern novel, and C. K. Scott Moncrieff's famous translation from the 1920s is now regarded as a classic in its own right.

Remembrance of Things Past: Volume 2 is a continuation of this exquisite narrative journey and is an essential addition to any literary collection.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241719695

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff
  • Translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 51.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 1069g

Pages: 1200

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About the Author

Marcel Proust (Author) Proust was born in Auteuil, France in 1871. He began writing his masterpiece, la recherche du temps perdu, in 1909, and worked on it until his death in 1922, following several years of poor health during which he had been confined to his bedroom. C. K. Scott Moncrieff (Translator) Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff was born in Scotland in 1889 and served on the Western Front in the First World War, where he was seriously injured at the Battle of Arras. In 1922, he started work on his famous translation of Proust's novel, taking his English title from Shakespeare's Sonnet 30. He was still translating the novel at the time of his death in Rome in 1930.

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