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The Guermantes Way Part 1

AuthorMarcel Proust

NarratorNeville Jason

Duration3h 56m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Novels, LGBTQ+ Literature

PublisherNaxos

VersionAbridged

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Marcel penetrates into the inner sanctum of Paris high society and falls in love with the fascinating Duchess de Guermantes. The music is by Boellmann, D'Indy, Ciurlionis and Breton. Part one of the fourth volume of Proust's 'Remembrance of Things Past' series.

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