The Prisoner
Description:... A new translation of Marcel Proust's 1923 The Prisoner (La Prisonnière), Volume VI in the series In Search of Lost Time. This edition contains a new Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Proust's life and works and a glossary of philosophic concepts in his body of work. "The Prisoner," the fifth volume of "In Search of Lost Time," explores the narrator's love affair with Albertine Simonet. The novel delves into the themes of jealousy, possession, and the intricate power dynamics within relationships. Proust dissects the nature of love and the paradoxical desire for both freedom and control. Through the narrator's reflections, the novel invites readers to question the nature of love and the limits of one's understanding of their beloved.
Show description