{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-young-girls-in-flower-paperback","title":"In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcel Proust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Grieve\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJames Grieve\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second volume of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Grieve's acclaimed new translation of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower\u003c\/i\u003e will introduce a new century of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust. As the second volume in the superb edition of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e--the first completely new translation of Proust's novel since the 1920s--it brings us a more comic and lucid prose than English readers have previously been able to enjoy. \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower\u003c\/i\u003e is Proust's spectacular dissection of male and female adolescence, charged with the narrator's memories of Paris and the Normandy seaside. At the heart of the story lie his relationships with his grandmother and with the Swann family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a meditation on different forms of love, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower\u003c\/i\u003e has no equal. Here, Proust introduces some of his greatest comic inventions, from the magnificently dull Monsieur de Norpois to the enchanting Robert de Saint-Loup. It is memorable as well for the first appearance of the two figures who for better or worse are to dominate the narrator's life--the Baron de Charlus and the mysterious Albertine. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcel Proust \u003c\/b\u003e(1871­-1922) was born in Auteuil, France. In his twenties, following a year in the army, he became a conspicuous society figure, frequenting the most fashionable Paris salons of the day. After 1899, however, his chronic asthma, the death of his parents, and his growing disillusionment with humanity caused him to lead an increasingly retired life. From 1907 on, he rarely emerged from a cork-lined room in his apartment on boulevard Haussmann. There he insulated himself against the distractions of city life and the effects of trees and flowers--though he loved them, they brought on his attacks of asthma. He slept by day and worked by night, writing letters and devoting himself to the completion of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Grieve\u003c\/b\u003e, a visiting fellow at the Australian National University, has published a translation of Proust's \u003ci\u003eSwann's Way \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, \u003c\/i\u003e and other novels for young adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Prendergast \u003c\/b\u003e(series editor) is a professor emeritus of French literature at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 558\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.48 x 8.3 x 5.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753715695904,"sku":"9780143039075","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c5955baa72cad52e77db2cae1dfe02f0.webp?v=1780026156","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-young-girls-in-flower-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}