“The gardener knows that nothing lasts. The gardener knows better than anyone that everything passes.” Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck is a haunting, fragmented novel that traces the lives […]
French literature
Swann’s Way
“Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure.”— Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way Combray (Part 1) The narrator, Marcel, reflects on his childhood in the village of Combray, where […]
French literature
In Search of Lost Time
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Volume 1: Swann’s Way The narrator, Marcel, reflects on his childhood in […]