In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781721885749)

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
ISBN-10: 1721885749
ISBN-13: 9781721885749
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2018
Pages: 402
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.89d