TY  - BOOK
AU  - Proust,Marcel
AU  - Scott-Moncrieff,C.K.
TI  - The Guermantes Way
T2  - Remembrance of things past (or, In search of lost time) ; volume 3
AV  - PQ 
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Autobiographical fiction
KW  - France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2024-04-19; Emmanuel Ackerman, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.); Originally published; New York: Random House, 1925
N2  - "The Guermantes Way" by Marcel Proust is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work is part of Proust's larger series "À La Recherche du Temps Perdu," exploring themes of memory, society, and the passage of time, primarily through the experiences of the narrator. The focus is on the intricate world of the Guermantes family, representing the French aristocracy and their cultural milieu.  The opening of "The Guermantes Way" introduces a shift as the narrator reflects on moving to a new neighborhood, exploring the emotional landscape of his household, particularly that of their servant Françoise. Her discontent at leaving a familiar environment contrasts with the narrator’s contemplation of loss and nostalgia. Through vivid musings, the narrator reminisces about the significance attached to the name "Guermantes," and how it evokes a sense of nobility and magnificence linked to his childhood perceptions. He presents the complexities of social status and the weight of names, setting the stage for deeper explorations of identity and the elite society he wishes to understand. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73425
ER  -