In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. When publiched, Within a Budding Grove was awarded the Prix Goncourt, bringing the author immediate fame. In this second volume of In Search of Lost Time, the narrator turns from the childhood reminiscences of Swann's Way to memories of his adolescence. Having gradually become indifferent to Swann's daughter Gilberte, the narrator visits the seaside resort of Balbec with his grandmother and meets a new object of attention-Albertine, 'a girl with brilliant, laughing eyes and plump, matt cheeks.' Includes illustrations.

• | Author: Marcel Proust
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jun 25, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 402 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1721885749
• | ISBN-13: 9781721885749