Swann In Love
Feb 2026 · Pan Macmillan
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About this ebook
Marcel Proust is one of France’s greatest classic authors. His expansive novel, In Search of Lost Time, is well-known for its exploration of memory and emotion. Swann in Love is a novella and a pivotal part of In Search of Lost Time’s first volume.
Published in French in 1913, this novella is a rewarding springboard into Proust’s seven-volume work as a whole, since it focuses on two key characters. Swann in Love tells of Charles Swann’s obsession with a courtesan, Odette de Crécy, who he meets at a Parisian salon. Wavering between love and jealousy, disdain and affection, Swann finds himself more and more entangled with the beautiful yet unfaithful Odette.
Swann in Love is part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features the classic English-language translation from French by C. K. Scott Moncrieff, and is introduced by Marion Schmid.
Published in French in 1913, this novella is a rewarding springboard into Proust’s seven-volume work as a whole, since it focuses on two key characters. Swann in Love tells of Charles Swann’s obsession with a courtesan, Odette de Crécy, who he meets at a Parisian salon. Wavering between love and jealousy, disdain and affection, Swann finds himself more and more entangled with the beautiful yet unfaithful Odette.
Swann in Love is part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features the classic English-language translation from French by C. K. Scott Moncrieff, and is introduced by Marion Schmid.
About the author
Marcel Proust, French writer, literary critic, and essayist, is best known for his major work, "In Search of Lost Time," published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927. Born in Paris in 1871, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. His prose explores involuntary memory, illustrated by the famous "episode of the madeleine," and his narratives capture the experiences of French high society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although he initially financed the publication of his first volume, Proust left an indelible mark on world literature with his refined and introspective style. He died in 1922.
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