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One of the greatest translations of all time: Scott Moncrieff’s classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Proust’s masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth century, recording its narrator’s experiences as he grows up, falls in love and lives through the First World War. A profound reflection on art, time, memory, self and loss, it is often viewed as the definitive modern novel.C. K. Scott Moncrieff’s famous translation from the 1920s is today regarded as a classic in its own right and is now available in three volumes in Penguin first volume includes Swann’s Way and Within a Budding Grove. ‘Scott Moncrieff’s [volumes] belong to that special category of translations which are themselves literary masterpieces … his book is one of those translations, such as the Authorized Version of the Bible itself, which can never be displaced’ – A.N. Wilson ‘For the reader wishing to tackle Proust your guide must be C K Scott Moncrieff … There are some who believe his headily perfumed translation of À la recherche du temps perdu conjures Belle Époque France more vividly even than the original’ – Telegraph ‘I was more interested and fascinated by your rendering than by Proust’s creation’ – Joseph Conrad to Scott Moncrieff
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