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In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

PhilosophyRomance
Pages
321
Published
1919
Language
English

Synopsis

This volume of Proust's masterwork revisits the narrator's youth, exploring the tender and complex awakenings of love and identity. Through vivid recollections of Paris and the Normandy coast, the narrative captures the delicate transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Prose complexity
10/10

Collected in

Book cover of À la recherche du temps perdu
À la recherche du temps perdu

Vibe

ReflectiveNostalgicEmotionalThought-Provoking
Coming of Age

Genres

Philosophy Romance Classics Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

About the author

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Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust — in full Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust — was a French novelist, literary critic and essayist, born on 10 July 1871 in Auteuil, on the western edge of Paris. He suffered from asthma from childhood. As a young man he moved in fashionable Parisian society and published criticism, short pieces and French translations of John Ruskin (La Bible d'Amiens and Sésame et les lys); from around 1897 his declining health drew him steadily out of social life, and he spent his final...

Characters

Marcel (À la recherche du temps perdu)Protagonist
Narrator/MarcelSupporting
Baron de CharlusSupporting
Gilberte SwannSupporting
Albertine SimonetSupporting
All characters in In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

Frequently asked questions

  • Is In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower a standalone novel?

    This volume is the second part of Marcel Proust's monumental work, In Search of Lost Time. While it has its own narrative arc, it continues the story and themes introduced in the first volume, Swann's Way.

  • What major award did In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower win?

    This volume was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1919, a significant recognition that brought Proust wider literary acclaim.

  • Are there any film adaptations of In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower?

    While there isn't a direct film adaptation of only this volume, elements and themes from In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower are incorporated into various cinematic and television adaptations of the larger In Search of Lost Time series.

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