![]() ![]() Within the chapters, one could contemplate or meditate for extended periods of time on singular sentences. Though nothing exactly like a poem, the words did flow in a rhythm but more like that of the ocean’s rise and fall, a natural ebb and flow, not like that of the forced meter of a poem. The words were often melodious sentences were fraught with musicality. That was the layer I got stuck in and never seemed to have emerged from. For me, the book stood out for its words, the use of words, the language, the prose itself. About French society at the close of the 19th century? Maybe I wouldn’t know I hardly noticed. The book was at times about a profound vision of obsessive love to be sure but it was so much more. Of this the Publisher’s Summary: “In this first part, Proust paints an unforgettable, scathing, and, at times, comic portrait of French society at the close of the 19th century, and reveals a profound vision of obsessive love.” That’s almost as bad as anything I could write. ![]() My goal this year was to read 80 books but I could spend an entire year reading, rereading and pondering between the covers of just this one masterpiece. How can I write a review of Proust’s seminal work without sounding like some kind of blabbering idiot? This is one of the most profound books in all of literature. He has most recently appeared on onscreen in the Netflix series The Crown (2016) and the BBC TV series Broken (2017). ![]() His film appearances have included The Heart of Me (2002) and Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001). He has not only worked extensively in radio but also in television and film, as well as narrating many audiobooks, including Within a Budding Grove by Marcel Proust. He is well known for his role as Professor Jim Lloyd in The Archers. He then joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company at Broadcasting House and after a three year stint on stage with the Prospect Company at The Old Vic he became a committed radio actor. Whilst training at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, John Rowe did his first radio plays for the BBC before spending several years acting in repertory theatre. ![]() Many adaptations have been made of Swann's Way including the 1984 English language film, Swann in Love, starring Jeremy Irons, and a graphic novel by French comic artist Stéphane Heuet that was first published in 1998. In 1922, Virginia Woolf marvelled, 'Oh if I could write like that!' The remarkable details from his memory are the fundamental triumph of the audiobook details like his younger self's desperate need for a goodnight kiss from his mother. Proust paints an unforgettable, scathing and at times comic portrait of French society at the close of the 19th century and reveals a profound vision of obsessive love. The jealous love that Swann feels for the courtesan Odette, is a foretelling of the narrator's own future relationships. He again travels back, this time to the youth of Charles Swann in the French town of Combray, to tell the story of the love affair that took place before his own birth. In the opening volume, the narrator travels back in time to recall his childhood and to introduce the listener to Charles Swann, a wealthy friend of the family and celebrity in the Parisian social scene. Swann's Way is Marcel Proust's literary masterpiece and the first part of the multivolume audiobook Remembrance of Things Past. ![]()
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