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Remembrance of Things Past: Cities of the Plain the Captive the Sweet Cheat Gone, the Past Recaptured
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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025526232
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 1130
Weight: 3.41
Height: 2.21 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Remembrance of Things Past is a monumental achievement in modernist literature, and this volume brings together several pivotal movements of Marcel Proust's masterwork, including Cities of the Plain, The Captive, The Sweet Cheat Gone, and The Past Recaptured. Through the narrator's introspective journey, the narrative explores the intricate social hierarchies of French high society, the volatility of romantic jealousy, and the profound philosophy of time and involuntary memory.
In Cities of the Plain, the work delves into the hidden moralities and social shifts of the Belle Époque, while The Captive and The Sweet Cheat Gone offer a searing, psychological examination of obsession, possessiveness, and the pain of loss. The cycle reaches its transcendent conclusion in The Past Recaptured, where the narrator finally achieves an artistic epiphany, realizing that the fleeting essence of life and the truth of experience can only be preserved through the creative act of writing. Proust's prose is celebrated for its extraordinary psychological depth, expansive sentence structure, and its unique ability to transform the mundane details of life into the sublime. This collection stands as a cornerstone of 20th-century fiction, offering readers an immersive meditation on the human condition and the transformative power of art.
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