In Search of Lost Time

Presents the first book of Proust's monumental work "Remembrance of Things Past", introducing such themes as the destructive force of obsessive love, the allure and the consequences of transgressive sex, and the selective eye that shapes memories.

The third installment of the French author's multivolume autobiographical novel, originally published in 1920-1921, in which the narrator enters the brilliant, shallow world of Parisian literary and aristocratic salons of the late 19th century.

The Captive, the fifth volume of Marcel Proust's monumental work In Search of Lost Time, is a profound exploration of love, obsession, and the psychological intricacies of desire. The novel follows the narrator's relationship with Albertine, whom he keeps confined in his Paris apartment in a desperate attempt to possess and control her. Through this dynamic, Proust delves into the themes of jealousy, memory, and the illusions that shape emotional...