In Search of Lost Time

Timeless journey through memory and reflection, exploring the complexities of life and time. 📚

🎧 Listening time: 5 hrs and 39 mins
⭐ Community rating: 4.4 / 5

📜 Introduction
🔍 What is this audiobook about?
❓ Should I listen to it?

Introduction to In Search of Lost Time

In Search of Lost Time takes listeners through the author’s recollections from childhood to adulthood in the high-society France of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

It explores the concept of time’s passage and the search for meaning in a seemingly simple world.

What is In Search of Lost Time about?

In Search of Lost Time marked a significant break from the typical 19th-century novels that relied on realism and a linear plot, featuring characters driven by action or representing social and cultural values.

Although certain novel aspects explore themes like snobbery, jealousy, and suffering, it is not limited to a tightly woven plot or a predictable evolution. Instead, it embraces a diversity of perspectives and emphasizes the formation of individual experiences.

It touches on deep topics such as the role of memory, separation anxiety, the nature of art, and homosexuality. 

Should I listen to In Search of Lost Time audiobook?

Many consider the novel difficult, but it’s a great classic. It serves as an inspiring piece of hope for those who may feel disheartened, believing their lives are unfulfilled due to a lack of a clear purpose.

Above all, it highlights the enduring truth that it is never too late to embrace one’s true calling and pursue their genuine passion in life.

The story receives high marks for its stunning and insightful portrayal of time, self-reflection, and the human experience, described by some as a life-changing masterpiece. However, a few negative reviews criticize the dramatization for being confusing and the explicit content. Despite these criticisms, most reviewers recommend the adaptation for those interested in exploring the complexities of life and time.

📝 Book Author: Marcel Proust
🎙 Audiobook Narrators: James Wilby, Jonathan Firth, Harriet Walter, Imogen Stubbs, Corin Redgrave

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