{"product_id":"the-prisoner-in-search-of-lost-time-volume-5-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"The Prisoner: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 5 (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcel Proust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarol Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCarol Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited fifth volume--representing \"the very summit of Proust's art\" (\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e)--in the acclaimed Penguin translation of \"the greatest literary work of the twentieth century\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paper \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarol Clark's acclaimed translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a new generation of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eThe fifth volume in Penguin Classics' superb new edition of\u003ci\u003e In Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e--the first completely new translation of Proust's masterpiece since the 1920s--brings us a more comic and lucid prose than readers of English have previously been able to enjoy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe titular \"prisoner\" is Albertine, the tall, dark orphan with whom Marcel had fallen in love at the end of \u003ci\u003eSodom and Gomorrah\u003c\/i\u003e (volume 4). Albertine has moved in with Marcel in his family's apartment in Paris, where the pair have a seemingly limitless supply of money and are chaperoned only by Marcel's judgmental family servant, Françoise. Marcel, who worries obsessively about Albertine's relationships with other women, grows more and more irrational in his attempts to control her, keeping her prisoner in his apartment and buying her couture gowns, furs, and jewelry in an attempt to protect her from herself and from the outside world and. And yet in addition to being a tragedy of possessive love, \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner\u003c\/i\u003e is also a comedy of human folly and misunderstanding, linked to the other volumes of the larger novel through its themes of class differences, art, irrationality, social snobbery, and, of course, time and memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcel Proust\u003c\/b\u003e (1871-1922) was born in Auteuil, France. In his twenties, following a year in the army, he became a conspicuous society figure, frequenting the most fashionable Paris salons of the day. After 1899, however, his chronic asthma, the death of his parents, and his growing disillusionment with humanity caused him to lead an increasingly retired life. From 1907 on, he rarely emerged from his apartment on Boulevard Haussmann, where he wrote letters and devoted himself to the completion of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (translator; 1940-2015) was an emeritus fellow and tutor in French at Balliol College, Oxford. She translated selections from Baudelaire for Penguin Classics and authored several books on French literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Prendergast\u003c\/b\u003e (general editor) is a professor emeritus of French literature at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of King's College.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44299524866150,"sku":"9780143133599","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Y3VSNDhDV0o0MjZOdktCY1NlSS9PZz09.webp?v=1767297325","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-prisoner-in-search-of-lost-time-volume-5-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}