{"product_id":"the-fugitive-in-search-of-lost-time-volume-6-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"The Fugitive: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 6 (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcel Proust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited penultimate volume--\"the very summit of Proust's art\" (\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e)--in the acclaimed Penguin translation of Marcel Proust's greatest work, in time for the 150th anniversary of his birth \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The greatest literary work of the twentieth century\u003ci\u003e.\" --The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paper \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Collier's acclaimed translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a new generation of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eThe sixth and penultimate volume in Penguin Classics' superb new edition of\u003ci\u003e In Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e--the first completely new translation of Proust's masterpiece since the 1920s--brings us a more comic and lucid prose than readers of English have previously been able to enjoy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Miss Albertine has left!\" So begins \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive, \u003c\/i\u003e the second part of what is often referred to as \"the Albertine cycle,\" or books five and six of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time.\u003c\/i\u003e As Marcel struggles to endure Albertine's departure and vanquish his loss, he ends up in an anguished search for the essential truth of the enigmatic fugitive, whose love affairs with other women provoke in him jealousy and a new understanding of sexuality. Eventually, he lets go of Albertine and begins to find himself, discovering his own long-lost inner sources of creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcel Proust\u003c\/b\u003e (1871-1922) was born in Auteuil, France. In his early twenties, he was 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 his apartment, where he devoted himself to the completion of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Collier \u003c\/b\u003e(translator) is a fellow of Sidney Sussex College and a former senior lecturer in French at the University of Cambridge. He has previously translated Pierre Bourdieu's \u003ci\u003eHomo Academicus\u003c\/i\u003e and Émile Zola's \u003ci\u003eGerminal\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eProust and Venice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Prendergast\u003c\/b\u003e (general 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 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768870175008,"sku":"9780143133704","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a3a1dad6832558b1fc31fada6f88a881.webp?v=1780339433","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fugitive-in-search-of-lost-time-volume-6-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}