Swann's Way, Part 1 by Marcel Proust

Swann's Way, Part 1

In Search of Lost Time #1.2

Marcel Proust with C.K. Scott Moncrieff (Translator)

590 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction classics emotional sad slow-paced
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A guide to "Combray", the opening section of Proust's "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu". This text helps students to encounter in context the highlights of the book that have so often been anthologized: the madeleine dipped in the narrator's tear - ...

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Moods

reflective 73%
emotional 63%
challenging 36%
sad 31%
funny 21%
tense 21%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 5%
dark 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 78%
fast 10%
medium 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%

Average rating

3.64

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