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The Sweet Cheat Gone: ALBERTINE DISPARUE â€" Volume 6: REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST / À LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU
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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781026024065
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Sweet Cheat Gone (also known as Albertine Disparue) is the penultimate volume of Marcel Proust's monumental masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past. This profound exploration of grief and obsession begins with the sudden departure of Albertine, the narrator's elusive lover, leaving him in a state of desperate anguish. As he navigates the painful reality of her absence and eventual death, the narrative delves deep into the mechanisms of jealousy and the subjective nature of love.
Proust masterfully examines how memory transforms the beloved, turning Albertine into a phantom that haunts the narrator's consciousness. Through intricate prose and psychological depth, the work explores the passage of time and the slow, agonizing process of forgetting. The narrator's journey through Venice and his subsequent reflections offer a poignant meditation on the fragility of human connections and the search for truth within the self.
A cornerstone of modernist literature, The Sweet Cheat Gone remains an essential study of the human heart's capacity for suffering and recovery. It stands as a testament to Proust's unparalleled ability to map the landscape of the internal life, making it a vital chapter in one of the greatest literary achievements of the twentieth century.
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