--- product_id: 8511798 title: "Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time: A Reader's Guide to The Remembrance of Things Past" price: "161 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/8511798-marcel-prousts-search-for-lost-time-a-readers-guide-to store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time: A Reader's Guide to The Remembrance of Things Past **Price:** 161 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time: A Reader's Guide to The Remembrance of Things Past - **How much does it cost?** 161 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/8511798-marcel-prousts-search-for-lost-time-a-readers-guide-to) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time: A Reader's Guide to The Remembrance of Things Past: 9780307472328: Alexander, Patrick: Books Review: An indispensable guide to an allegedly "unreadable" work - I started Proust's Remembrance several years ago and have worked my way through four of the seven volumes of the edition I own. I thought that if I persisted, I would "get" what Proust was aiming at. However at the end of the fourth volume, I was no more closer to an understanding of the flow of his work than earlier. As an undergraduate, I had tried to read Thucydides Peloponnesian War cold and got no where with it, literally. Years later (in a graduate course) I confronted Thucydides again but this time with a reader's guide. It made all the difference and I was able to fully understand and appreciate the masterwork his War actually is. Recalling that experience, I came across this volume in my online research on trying to understanding Proust. I grabbed it and have devoured it in the few short days since I received it. Again, it makes all the difference in the world because it explains Proust's work by content and places it it context with his life, his environment and the times he lived. I no longer doubt that this is a masterwork, difficult as it is to work through, as I have found that it speaks to incidents and feelings in my life which I thought were unique to me. The rewards (even in retrospect, as I have recalled incidents in past volumes through Alexander's work) just keep coming. I do not post reviews on anything very often but this book has been a godsend in guiding me through what seemed a hopeless morass of narration that I could only vaguely understand. For those who would like to unlock the inner dynamics and dimensions of Proust's work, I highly recommend Alexander's Guide. Review: Perfect guide - This is just what I was hoping for: a summary of the salient points that I am not picking up as I read. Proust is so subtle (and the sentences sooo long) that I am missing a lot. This guide lets me know that, yes, that guy *was* coming on to Marcel, and so forth. The list of characters is great, too, and the background on France at the time, of which I knew not one jot. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #233,469 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #33 in 20th Century Literary Criticism (Books) #42 in French Literary Criticism (Books) #186 in General Books & Reading | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (226) | | Dimensions | 5.2 x 0.9 x 8 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0307472329 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0307472328 | | Item Weight | 11.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 400 pages | | Publication date | September 22, 2009 | | Publisher | Vintage | ## Images ![Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time: A Reader's Guide to The Remembrance of Things Past - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/711K9f6GrlL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An indispensable guide to an allegedly "unreadable" work *by B***E on April 20, 2025* I started Proust's Remembrance several years ago and have worked my way through four of the seven volumes of the edition I own. I thought that if I persisted, I would "get" what Proust was aiming at. However at the end of the fourth volume, I was no more closer to an understanding of the flow of his work than earlier. As an undergraduate, I had tried to read Thucydides Peloponnesian War cold and got no where with it, literally. Years later (in a graduate course) I confronted Thucydides again but this time with a reader's guide. It made all the difference and I was able to fully understand and appreciate the masterwork his War actually is. Recalling that experience, I came across this volume in my online research on trying to understanding Proust. I grabbed it and have devoured it in the few short days since I received it. Again, it makes all the difference in the world because it explains Proust's work by content and places it it context with his life, his environment and the times he lived. I no longer doubt that this is a masterwork, difficult as it is to work through, as I have found that it speaks to incidents and feelings in my life which I thought were unique to me. The rewards (even in retrospect, as I have recalled incidents in past volumes through Alexander's work) just keep coming. I do not post reviews on anything very often but this book has been a godsend in guiding me through what seemed a hopeless morass of narration that I could only vaguely understand. For those who would like to unlock the inner dynamics and dimensions of Proust's work, I highly recommend Alexander's Guide. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect guide *by B***N on August 18, 2023* This is just what I was hoping for: a summary of the salient points that I am not picking up as I read. Proust is so subtle (and the sentences sooo long) that I am missing a lot. This guide lets me know that, yes, that guy *was* coming on to Marcel, and so forth. The list of characters is great, too, and the background on France at the time, of which I knew not one jot. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like a useful thesaurus *by A***R on June 8, 2025* A must in the six book catalog set. It is a need, if to follow in series. 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