Remembrance of Things Past
Remembrance of Things Past is the English title of C. K. Scott Moncrieff's translation of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, whose first volume Grasset published in France in 1913. Chatto & Windus issued the translation in London from 1922, beginning with Swann's Way.
- Editions tracked
- 5
- First edition
- Bernard Grasset, 1913
- First published
- Grasset, France, 1913
- First UK edition
- Chatto & Windus, 1922
The first edition of Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust was published in Paris by Bernard Grasset in 1913. We track 5 editions.
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- Chatto & Windus1941 Hardback I own Remembrance of Things Past, Chatto & Windus 1941 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Un amour de Swann film, 1984
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Charles Swann
In print
- Editions recorded
- 82 on Open Library, 40 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 5 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Remembrance of Things Past?
The first edition of Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust was published in Paris by Bernard Grasset in 1913.
How many editions of Remembrance of Things Past are there?
We track 5 editions of Remembrance of Things Past, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Remembrance of Things Past been adapted?
Yes, including Un amour de Swann (film, 1984), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- In Search of Lost Time, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Swann's Way, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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