In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

Within a Budding Grove (1919) is the second volume of Marcel Proust's seven-part novel In Search of Lost Time. It is a story of memory, history, family, and romance, written while Proust was confined to his bedroom due to a respiratory illness. The novel explores the nature of memory and time, illuminating the history of homosexuality in nineteenth-century Europe. The narrator befriends Gilberte, gaining access to her parents and their home, where artists and intellectuals gather. He becomes enthralled with her mother, a careworn beauty often ignored by her husband. The novel is written in flowing prose and is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction. This edition of Within a Budding Grove is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 502 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press

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.

Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513134499