The Shorter Proust by Marcel Proust, Jim Putz, C.K. Scott Moncrieff
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Description An abridged of Marcel Proust's literary classic Remembrance Of Things Past with a new translation of Time Regained by the editor.
Publisher Description
'A la Recherche du Temps Perdu' by Marcel Proust is a magnificent and towering achievement of French literature, published in English translation in twelve volumes between 1922 and 1931, and totalling nearly one and a half million words. It is difficult for many readers to find the time and motivation needed to keep going through to the end as Proust has a rich and sometimes discursive style. However, a powerful structure underlies the whole work which is not revealed till the last chapter. This selection, which is less than a quarter of the original, includes all the crucial characters, places and themes needed to understand this and omits everything else. It is not intended to improve the original novels by editing, as many wonderful passages and descriptions have been left out. The style of the book in its vocabulary and sentence structure is unaltered. Nothing is paraphrased or condensed. The text reads as a continuous lively narrative with much of Proust's wit and humour and follows the sequence of the original, showing the development of all the major characters and including all the incidents which are referred to in the closing passages which resolve the whole novel. Proust himself encouraged the publication of "selected passages showing a coherent whole which is not diffused and will make one want to read the whole book" and this is the aim of this selection. It is intended to inspire the reader to go to the full text and enjoy individual sections in the knowledge of where they fit into the whole.
Author Biography
After reading Chemistry at Oxford, Jim Putz made a career in ceramics in Devon. Fencing, skiing and gardening kept him active and his interest in music and theatre got him involved in chairing the Arts events programme at Dartington Hall for twenty years but he had limited time for reading in a busy business life. He tried several times to read Proust but failed to get very far until after he had retired and tried again with a modern edition. He then realised that Proust had a clear overall plan when he planned his major work and that a shorter version picking out the key elements would be a good introduction for other readers who didn't have the time to persevere with the whole twelve volumes.
Details ISBN 1913460401 ISBN-13 9781913460402 Title The Shorter Proust Author Marcel Proust, Jim Putz, C.K. Scott Moncrieff Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 660 Publisher The Cloister House Press GE_Item_ID:159917900; About Us
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