{"product_id":"swanns-way-marcel-proust-9781513283432","title":"Swann's Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwann's Way\u003c\/i\u003e (1913) is the first volume of Marcel Proust's seven-part novel \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time.\u003c\/i\u003e Written while Proust was virtually confined to his bedroom from a lifelong respiratory illness, \u003ci\u003eSwann's Way\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e explores the nature of memory and time while illuminating the history of homosexuality in nineteenth century Europe. For a long time I used to go to bed early.\" Alone in his bedroom, the narrator meditates on sleep, dreams, and the passing of time. Spurred into memory by the taste of a madeleine dipped in a cup of lime blossom tea, he recalls his childhood in Combray, a rural village on the outskirts of Paris. Slowly, faces and names from the past come back to him--he recalls a neighbor named Swann, whose promising marriage proved disastrous; his Jewish friend Bloch, who introduced him to literature; and the walks he would take with his parents through the beautiful countryside. 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, \u003ci\u003eSwann's Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of twentieth century fiction that continues to entertain and astound over a century after it appeared in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcel Proust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 151328343X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513283432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Marcel Proust","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993051791615,"sku":"9781513283432","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82c4e960-e066-433e-bca9-7fc07c79b545.jpg?v=1683322255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swanns-way-marcel-proust-9781513283432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}