In Search of Lost Time Books in Order
novel by Marcel Proust
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Marcel Proust
The narrator recalls going to bed early as a younger man, often falling asleep so quickly he had no time to register it, only to wake half an hour…
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Buy on AmazonIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (Within a Budding Grove)
1919 · Marcel Proust
This new translation of the second volume of "In Search of Lost Time" captures the intricacies and challenges of male and female adolescence and…
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Year unknown · Marcel Proust
The narrator's mother, preparing for a dinner with M. de Norpois, regrets that Professor Cottard is traveling and that she herself has stopped seeing…
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1920 · Marcel Proust
The Guermantes Way is a 1920 book by Marcel Proust. It is book 3 of the series Swann's Way.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Marcel Proust
The third volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time portrays fashionable Parisian life in the late nineteenth century, as the narrator enters…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Marcel Proust
This English translation of a French novel is described as taking up for the first time the theme of homosexual love, male and female, and dwells on…
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Buy on Amazon1923 · Marcel Proust
The Prisoner (The Captive) is a 1923 book by Marcel Proust. It is book 5 of the series Swann's Way.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Marcel Proust
In this volume of In Search of Lost Time, the narrator dwells on love turned into obsession and the nature of jealousy and romantic suffering.…
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Buy on Amazon1925 · Marcel Proust
Albertine disparue is the sixth volume of Marcel Proust's seven-part novel À la recherche du temps perdu. It is also known under the titles La…
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1927 · Marcel Proust
Time Regained is a 1927 book by Marcel Proust. It is book 7 of the series Swann's Way.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Marcel Proust
The book is set in Paris during the German air-raids of World War I, and closes with an epilogue in which the author expresses his own ideas and…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Marcel Proust
À la recherche du temps perdu est un roman de Marcel Proust, écrit de 1906 à 1922 et publié de 1913 à 1927 en sept tomes. Les trois derniers tomes…
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The narrator recounts his complicated relationship with Albertine, describing the events that lead to their separation and his eventual retreat to…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the In Search of Lost Time books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Du côté de chez Swann”. Start with “Du côté de chez Swann.”
How many books are in the In Search of Lost Time series?
We list 14 books by Marcel Proust , published between 1919–1981.
Where can I buy the In Search of Lost Time books?
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