Ergebnis für "Swann in Love" in Literatur & Belletristik

Der Geschmack einer Madeleine, das Licht einer Laterna Magica, der Duft der Weißdornhecke: Schlüsselerlebnisse, die im Kopf des Erzählers Marcel unwillkürlich Erinnerungen hervorrufen. Kunstfertig und detailgetreu entsteht das Panorama des alten Combray und der Stadt Paris mit ihren Salons und Bällen. Kurz: einer Zeit, die verloren und doch gegenwärtig scheint.

Swann’s Way is the first of seven volumes in Remembrance of Things Past. It sets the scene with the narrator’s memories being famously provoked by the taste of that little cake, the madeleine, accompanied by a cup of lime-flowered tea. It is an unmatched portrait of fin-de-siècle France.

Swann in Love is the continuation of Swann's Way, the first part of Marcel Proust's monumental, seven volume Remembrance of Things Past. It tells the story of man-about-town Charles Swann's passionate, tormented love affair with the courtesan Odette de Crecy, and of its surprising outcome.

Swann's Way is the first novel of Marcel Proust's seven-volume magnum opus In Search of Lost Time. After elaborate reminiscences about his childhood with relatives in rural Combray and in urban Paris, Proust's narrator recalls a story regarding Charles Swann, a major figure in his Combray childhood....

Die Journalistin Georgia Ross sitzt nach einer Recherchereise völlig erschöpft am Flughafen, als auch noch ihr Flug nach Los Angeles auf den nächsten Tag verschoben wird. Doch dann sieht sie ein bekanntes, unglaublich attraktives Gesicht in der Menge: den älteren Bruder ihrer besten Freundin aus Kindheitstagen. Alec Kim bietet ihr spontan an, seine Luxussuite mit ihr zu teilen. Und es wird eine unvergessliche Nacht – die leidenschaftlichste, die Gigi je erlebt hat. Bis sie am nächsten Tag erkennt, warum ihr Alec nach all den Jahren so vertraut vorkam.

Sir Ralph Richardson reads the story of Charles Swann's love affair with Odette de Crécy from volume one of Proust's semi-autobiographical masterpiece, "In Search of Lost Time".

Deception, passion, and love collide in this bewitching novel in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’ wildly popular Hathaway series Beatrix Hathaway would much rather spend time with her collection of rescued animals than flirting in a stuffy ballroom. If her unconventional...

Historical tour guide Anna Walker is determined to make a good impression on her new bosses, but juggling a full-time job with caring for her ailing father is putting her own health—and potentially his—at risk. When she meets Dr. Katherine Atkinson, a charming yet intimidating new arrival to the village, Anna is infuriated by the doctor's attempts to convince her that her father needs professional full-time care. She's even more frustrated by her growing attraction to the classy, wealthy doctor.

Do I have feelings for my sister's best friend? Of course not. That would be stupid, considering my sister once threatened to castrate me if I ever hurt Val. Hurting her is the last thing I want to do, which is all the more reason I can't have feelings for her. Val deserves the world, and I'm not the man who can give it to her. When Val announces she's leaving town (and the country), I'm suddenly confronted with some very capital-F Feelings—ones that refuse to stay stuffed down deep where I've hidden them for more years than I care to admit.

Sie trennen Welten, aber der Liebe ist das egal... Nach allem, was Ben und Sasha zusammen durchgemacht haben, glaubt Sasha eines ganz sicher zu wissen: Sie sind füreinander bestimmt. Doch können sie je zusammen sein? Denn gerade, als sie gemeinsam ihr Studium in Yale beginnen wollen, passiert das Unvorstellbare: Bens Vater erkrankt schwer. Statt wie erträumt Journalismus zu studieren, muss Ben nun von einem Tag auf den anderen das Familienunternehmen übernehmen. Doch unter dem Druck der neuen Herausforderung verändert er sich zunehmend.

Proust ci dice che non ha narrato la "Recherche" per dei lettori, i suoi: "Infatti non sarebbero stati, secondo me, lettori miei, ma lettori di se stessi [...], li avrei muniti, grazie al mio libro, del mezzo per leggere in se stessi." Sembra impossibile, ma "Alla ricerca del tempo perduto" è un audiolibro che contiene un mondo, forse il mondo, e con esso la dimensione più umana di tutte: il tempo. E come una luce o un preludio, "Dalla parte di Swann" ci introduce, illumina quest'opera monumentale, i suoi temi e i suoi personaggi;

Gerald Crich, son of a wealthy colliery owner, captures the heart of Gudrun, while Ursula becomes enamored with Rupert Birkin, a school inspector - their complex relationship likely modelled on that between Lawrence, his wife Frieda, and John Middleton Murry and Katherine Mansfield. Things are far from harmonious, and the discord and conflict leads to many heated and elaborate philosophical discussions about modern society and the nature of love, while tragedy looms large.

She’s no damsel in distress, and he’s certainly not wearing shining armour. But one knight can change everything… Daisy Hastings has always thought she was born in the wrong era. So when she bags a summer job at the Tower of London helping to run their Knight school, it feels like a...

Als Prozessoptimiererin Loreley mit ihrer lebenslustigen Assistentin Mia für vier Monate zu einem neuen Projekt nach Glacy City in Alaska aufbricht, sieht sie die Reise als Geschenk des Himmels. In Seattle erinnert sie noch immer alles an ihren Exfreund William. Was Loreley in Alaska erwartet, ist jedoch nicht die erträumte Idylle, sondern schlammige Straßen, schiefe Häuser und spleenige Einwohner. Aber nicht nur die völlig falsche Kleidung und ein großangelegter Holz-Diebstahl halten Loreley auf Trab.

Eric Schuster is a successful guy. He’s part owner of a highly successful tech firm, he has a supportive family and a great group of close friends. But something is missing. Or maybe he’s reacting to his business partner and ex’s wedding news. He knows his former lover is making a big mistake, but he also knows it’s time to move on. And hopefully avoid falling for another friend. Zane Richards is an avid sailor and surfer with a laid-back approach to life. He firmly believes there’s a time and place for everything if you’re willing to take a chance.