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# Time Regained: In Search of Lost Time, Vol. VI (Modern Library Classics) Paperback – February 16, 1999

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    "Of all realities, old age is perhaps that of which we retain a purely abstract notion the longest in our lives"...
  

*by J***I on Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2017*

Four decades ago, I first read the subject quote in Simone de Beauvoir’s seminal work, 
  
The Coming of Age







  
  
    . She properly credits Marcel Proust with the quote, stating that it is with “great accuracy.”  ‘Lo these several decades later, I finally read the quote in Proust’s work, which is this final volume of “In Search of Lost Time,” entitled “Time Regained.”There are long (naturally!) passages, with his signature subordinate clause after subordinate clause which ruminate on aging and the fleetness of time. The numerous characters from his intense portrait of a sliver of French salon society have both aged, physically and mentally, yet have also retain key aspects of their more youthful being. As Proust said: “Some women no doubt were still easily recognizable: their faces had remained almost the same and they had merely, out of propriety and in harmony with the season, put on the grey hair which was their autumn attire.” Some have stopped aging, the “alternative,” as the quip has it: Albertine, who had first caught the narrator’s eye, frolicking on the beach at Balbec, died in the previous volume, and Robert St. Loup is killed in this volume, as a French Army officer, in “the Great War,” as it was once called. Proust raises the question: Did he want to get himself killed due to an unhappy domestic situation?1914. That watershed year that denotes the end of what Barbara Tuckman called 
  
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914







  
  
    , of which Proust’s salon society was a cornerstone. Hopefully a “Proust scholar” will correct me if I am wrong, since “google” made no mention of it, but I believe it is that date, in this volume, which is the first time a particular date is given. And I struggled in previous volumes trying to guess the year, confused at times by the juxtaposition of the Dreyfus Affair and airplanes. Time, previously “lost,” and now in this volume, suddenly “regained.” One of several possible meanings, I am sure. I’ve read these volumes in the “Modern Library” version, in paperback, but if I had read it on my Kindle, I could readily determine how many times Proust mentioned “1914.”  It must have been five or six. In general, the war is still at a distance, with the principal impact being the lack of men in the Guermantes salons, and debates on how a society woman should now dress: austerely, or flashy, for the “morale of the men”? Proust does describe the impact of the bombing raids on Paris, conducted by Zeppelins and Gothas. And during the war the pleasures (and pain) of the flesh must not be forgotten. Proust depicts a house of assignation in which the pro-German M. de Charles takes delight in being chained to a bed and whipped. Shades of 
  
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, Book 1)







  
  
    . And there is even the strong inference that his favorite target are 10-year old boys. Perversions to complement the ultimate perversion of war itself.There are equally long passages on the importance of literature, and how essential it is for the reader to develop an empathy for the other. Of the various works mentioned, he highlights the works of one of my favorite French writers, George Sand, and in particular 
  
François le champi (French Edition)







  
  
     which he particularly admires. So much so, that it will be the next book in French that I read. Proust reflects on his own mortality, and would there be enough time left to finish his magnum opus? He would die at the age of 51, still far too young, in 1922, with this work unfinished.Proust is justifiable famous for giving the world the metaphor of the madeleine dipped in tea, bringing back a rush of memories. So too with “the bell” above the backyard gate, which was rung during my visit to his home in Illiers-Combray in 1989. The following is a closing passage: “When the bell of the garden gate had pealed, I already existed and from that moment onwards, for me still to be able to hear that peal, there must have been no break in continuity, no single second at which I had ceased or rested from existing, from thinking, from being conscious of myself, since that moment from long ago still adhered to me and I could still find it again, could retrace my steps to it, merely by descending to a greater depth within myself.”Alas, I heard the peal of the bell of his youth. It would subsequently be stolen, now the exclusive preserve of a “collector” who wanted to “corner” Time, the last word in the book.“Regained.” Hopefully that is the operative word, and all that lost time at the Ile de France recovered, and intensely enjoyed even though the attire is now autumnal. Of the various fantasies to be fulfilled, one would be the granting of enough of that ever-so-elusive Time to read Proust’s magnum opus as it was written, in French. 5-stars, plus.

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    Final volume of Proust's magnum opus is kinda weird
  

*by P***V on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018*

[NOTE: Amazon has been mixing up Proust reviews, pairing the wrong reviews with the wrong books.I've included screenshots of the exact item I'm reviewing.]"Finding Time Again" (also known as "Time Regained") is the seventh and final volume of Proust's "In Search Of Lost Time." "Finding Time Again,"  like volumes 5 and 6, was only in draft form when Proust died in 1922. The book's completion and publication were handled by Proust's brother Robert."Finding Time Again" as completed by his brother was published in 1927. Subsequent French publications occurred in 1954 and 1988 which inserted several corrections, additions, and possible intentions."Finding Time Again" is part of Penguin's new English translation published in England in 2002, only the second English translation since the Moncrief translation. Moncrief actually died before he could finish translating volume 7; his work was completed by Stephen Hudson and published in 1931.The Penguin edition has the important advantage of having access to all the new research performed since the original book first came out. Penguin's translator for volume 7 was Ian Patterson; the translation uses modern English, and the notoriously long sentences are heavily punctuated, making them easier to follow. The Notes and Synopsis in back of the book are very valuable reader aides.The cover says "Volume 6" but it is actually volume 7 of Proust because Penguin published volumes 5 & 6 together in one volume.As of this date, the American edition of Penguin's "Finding Time Again" had yet to be released. After reading the American versions of volumes 1-4, I switched to the British versions for volumes 5, 6, and 7. Except for differences in punctuation, and presenting French quotes in the original French rather than English (the English is given in the Notes), the British and American editions are essentially the same. The casual reader will lose nothing between the two.I personally found Volume 7 probably the weirdest of the entire series. In fact, it's almost like pulp fiction."Finding Time Again" can be summarized like this:- pp 1 - 70: The Narrator and Gilberte. We finally learn who was walking with Gilberte the night when the Narrator was on his way to reconcile with her (Vol 2: "In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower").- pp 71 - 117: The Narrator and Charlus. The story jumps to 1916 when the Narrator returns to Paris after spending years in a sanatorium. Out for a walk, the Narrator meets Charlus who launches into a long monologue about the war, Morel, and Brichot.- pp 118 - 144: Jupien's gay/sado-masochism parlor- pp 145 - 162: Paris gets ready for peace; the fates of Saint-Cloud, Morel, and Charlus.- pp 162 - 172: The story jumps forward again, this time by several years when the Narrator is once again back in Paris after several more years in a sanatorium. The Narrator has another encounter with Charlus who has aged greatly and appears to have suffered a stroke.- pp 173 - 342: The afternoon party. The Narrator has been living alone, refusing to partake of society. But the invitations keep coming, so he decides to make an exception and attend an afternoon concert/party at the home of the Princesse de Guermantes, where he is shocked by how old all his friends have become. The Narrator has his second "madeleine" moment (actually several of them) which inspire him to start his long-delayed book.- pp 342 - 358/end: The Narrator laments the years lost in a life of idleness, and now fears he may not live long enough to finish his book.The EndThat's it in a nutshell.Two themes in volume 7 stood out for me:- Gay people are really sick perverts.- Getting old really sucks.I'm not kidding; that's what this book is about. You will not find a single reddeming statement about gay people or old people. Along with vol 4, "Sodom and Gomorrah," and similar passages, it is surprising that "In Search Of Lost Time" is still considered a masterpiece by the literary elite considering how politically incorrect it must be to a 21st century reader.If you like titillating stories of the sexually depraved and gross-out descriptions of the old and feeble, this is your book. Proust goes to great detail about the happenings in Jupien's gay parlor, and describes in disgusting detail what he really thinks about getting old.Five stars for an entertaining finale, the user-friendly modern-English translation, the handy Notes and Synopsis, and the good construction of the physical book. The entire book is 374 pages, not 720 pages as stated in Amazon.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    In Search of Lost Time Vol 6: Time Regained
  

*by S***Z on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2016*

When I first begin reading, “In Search of Lost Time,” I had planned to read it throughout 2015.  I now find myself halfway through 2016, but I have – eventually – finished this enormous work.  I can say that, rather than get to the last page with relief, I actually feel a great sense of loss.  Proust has become my companion and to think I will not be in his company during any part of the day almost makes me want to go back to the beginning and begin again!This last volume has, “Time Regained,” and also, “A Guide to Proust,” which is more an alphabetical index of characters, people, places and themes.  If, as a reader, you do make it this far and get to the end of this great work, you will realise that ‘what’ happens is less important than in most novels.  There are whole volumes which seem to revolve around a never ending dinner party and, as such, you need to put away your previous thoughts of what a novel should do and just relax into Proust’s words.  Allow him to guide you and you will be rewarded with one of the great reading experiences of your life.There are certain themes which run through the novels and the Narrator always tries to bring these into play.  For example, he begins this last volume walking with Gilberte near Combray; where the very first novel began.  During this last book he realises the Meseglise way and the Guermantes way are linked, while Gilberte also informs him that she was attracted to him a child.  Immediately, we are thrown back into those early days as a child and all of those childish uncertainties and concerns. Later, our Narrator returns to Paris.  It is now 1916 and so we have muses on WWI.  Old characters appear, including Saint-Loup, Gilberte of course, Charlus, Jupien, Legrandin, Mme Verdurin and others.  The past and present seem to collide at a party in the Guermantes house, but it is obvious that the war has both changed society and the behaviour of those people, and places, he once knew.The role of memory is certainly central to this novel, but I would simply suggest that, if you have never read this before, begin at the first novel and embark on one of the greatest works of literature you will ever read.  It is unlike anything else I have read – which, in itself, is enough to recommend it.

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