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Swann's Way
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
Swann's Way is Volume 1 of Proust's seminal novel In Search of Lost Time, widely regarded as one of the 20th century's masterpieces. As with James Joyce's Ulysses, Proust employs stream of consciousness writing to vivid effect, making Swann's Way one of the forerunners of modern literature.
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- Christopher Ferguson
- 01-12-15
A fantastic reading of a classic
Where does Swann's Way rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is probably the best read audiobook performance I've yet heard. The only thing that runs it close is Elliot Gould's readings of Raymond Chandler. As for the book itself, well, it's Proust. Just the first book of Montcrieff's translation. Proust and Montcrieff - the latter especially - are out of fashion, but Callow's performance... well, it doesn't bring it up to date, but it revels in the slight stuffiness, the starched awkward beauty of the prose. It fits. He makes it fit.
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If you've been wondering about Proust, this is a great way to experience his work.
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- jane musgrave
- 12-08-20
Retired English and drama teacher
Intelligent reading for book with such intricate thought processes. Listened over and over cos so much to digest. Listening helps to appreciate complexity of sentence structures.
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- Rebecca
- 07-12-09
delightful
I struggled through the first book but persisted with the idea that so many great minds could not be wrong and to fail at such an easy way to "read" such a great book would reflect badly on my intellect.
By the second book I was hooked. By the last book I wished there were more although it did end properly and neatly. A year later I still wish I had more Proust to read and might have to start again at the beginning.
Undoubtably the narrator made it easier as he was marvelous.
Proust has definitely enriched my life and changed the way I consider things for the better.
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- john
- 11-12-20
In Search Of The Lost Plot
Callow's reading is superb. The problem is the severity of the abridgement, which leaves out great chunks of the original and makes the story line hard to follow at times. But as a taster of the flavour of Proust's celebrated book, it offers a nice foundation for future reading.
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- Naide
- 07-05-22
Marvellous!
Not just Proust, but yet read by the lovely Simon Callow too! A must read or listen to for any Proust fans.
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