In this, the final volume of "In Remembrance of Things Past", as the various threads which have emerged through the vast novel are brought together, and sometimes resolved, Marcel considers the nature of time and its effect on himself and the people he has known. "For after death time leaves the body, and memories - indifferent and pale - are obliterated in her who exists no longer and soon will be in him they still torture, memories which perish with the desire of the living body."
“Neville Jason has a beautiful voice and an obvious love for the text. Recommended for large academic and public libraries.”
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“Jason’s reading of Time Regained , the final volume of Remembrance of Things Past, is both nostalgic and surprising. Jason clearly intuits Proust’s sense of time lost through life and time regained through memory.”
AudioFile Magazine...
“Considered to be one of the most important works in Western literature, REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST would be a formidable undertaking for many readers. Page-long sentences, three-page paragraphs, and entire chapters in which virtually no "action" takes place (save the passage of time, and sometimes little of that) make it difficult to decipher the course of Proust's reflections. Listening to Neville Jason's nuanced reading of TIME REGAINED--the final volume of Proust's work--helps. His deft pacing and selective emphasis enhance comprehensibility and create an opportunity for deeper understanding. Jason's notes on the author and his work, provided in an enclosed booklet, contribute a revelatory context.”
