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Written by Marcel Proust - Performed & abridged by Neville Jason - Abridged Fiction with music by D'Indy, Debussy, & David - 3 COMPACT DISCS - 3.8 hours

Publisher, Naxos Audiobooks

Marcel Proust's great work , the major French literary statement of the 20th Century, looks back at the old social order while noting the rise of a different way of life. It is extraordinary, not only in its length, but for the remarkable observations on the aspirations, the foibles and the emotions of life. Once experienced, the voice of Proust is never forgotten. A la Recherche du Temps Perdu is a novel you will never forget.

Within a Budding Grove - Part One continues Marcel Proust's monumental cyce Remembrance of Things Past, which has been described as 'one of the greatest works of imagination of all time'. As the young narrator succumbs to the charms of the enchanting Gilberte, the author presents us with an unparalleled account of the pangs of adolescent love. Proust has created from the raw material of his life a work of art of unsurpassed originality, filled with his own uniquely sensitive and subtle spirit. Within a Budding Grove was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1918.

Neville Jason trained at RADA where he was awarded the Diction Prize by Sir John Gielgud. He has worked with the RSC, as well as in films and musicals. In television he has appeared in popular serials such as Maigret and Dr. Who. He is frequently to be heard on radio.

The first 11 (of 12) volumes of Naxos AudioBooks' Remembrance of Things Past series use C.K. Scott Moncrieff's translation. Translation of Volume 12 : Time Regained was done by Neville Jason (who adapted our entire series for audio, and is its performer.