![]() ![]() The encyclopedic book’s main themes are the emergence of sensual connection and jealousy, the development of wisdom, and the emergence of artistic consciousness. Proust’s concerns-the meaning of love and time, as seen through a person’s memories-are always pertinent, so even though ‘In Search of Lost Time’ is drenched in minutiae of French bourgeois and aristocratic life at the turn of the century, it still feels new to readers today. One of the seven books that make up ‘In Search of Lost Time’ ( ‘A la recherche du temps perdu’, 1913–1927), ‘Swann’s Way’ stands out above other works of literature for its consistent depth of thought and nuanced characterization. ![]() Marcel Proust is unique among novelists in terms of his accomplishments. In addition to demonstrating how we detach ourselves from ourselves through distractions, Proust’s oeuvre also vividly depicts the disruption caused by the introduction of new technology in several volumes of ‘In Search of Lost Time.’ Similar to this, the author incorporated elements of World War I into his narrative, such as an aerial bombardment of Paris the narrator’s boyhood haunts have been turned into a battlefield, with 600,000 German lives lost in the battle for Méséglise and Combray itself has been split between the opposing armies. ![]() ![]() Proust’s bibliography includes themes of involuntary memory, alienation, and art. ![]()
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