MARCEL PROUST'S SEARCH FOR LOST TIME

A Reader's Guide

'Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time' contains a synopsis of all seven volumes and a description of all the major characters of ‘In Search of Lost Time’ by Marcel Proust - with additional background material and a brief biography.

The perfect companion for the new reader and dedicated Proustians alike.

Not your father’s Proust: a story of lesbian ladies and debauched dukes gamboling, gambling and gossiping in Paris of the Naughty Nineties! 

Marcel Proust’s seven volume novel In Search of Lost Time contains hundreds of different characters, many of whom appear and reappear randomly throughout the work. Keeping track of all these names can prove a challenge to the reader, especially when they have multiple names. The Duchesse de Guermantes for example is referred to at various times as Mme de Guermantes, Oriane, the Princesse des Laumes and Mme des Laumes. Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time lists fifty of the most important characters, describes who they are, when they appear and what happens to them. Additionally it includes a synopsis of the plots of all seven volumes, and short descriptions of contemporary events in Proust's Paris - such as the Dreyfus Affair and the Belle Epoch.

Madeleines with Proust: Sunday, December 2nd (click for details)