Project Gutenberg 2001-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 351 Proust, Marcel 1871 1922 A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs — Deuxième partie Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_l%27ombre_des_jeunes_filles_en_fleurs A la recherche du temps perdu, Tome II Produced by Sue Asscher, Walter Debeuf, Patrick Narzul, and Marie Lebert "A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs — Deuxième partie" by Marcel Proust is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work mainly revolves around the complexities of love, social interactions, and the nuanced observations of the elite culture of the time, focusing on characters like Swann and the various women in his life, particularly the enigmatic Odette. The opening of this installment introduces the reader to a lively salon scene involving various characters, including Mme Bontemps and Mme Swann, as they navigate social invitations and personal relationships. Mme Bontemps is eager to attend a series of gatherings hosted by Mme Verdurin, who desires to maintain an exclusive social circle. These characters engage in a dialogue about social dynamics, relationships, and their respective views of beauty and intelligence, revealing their aspirations and insecurities. Additionally, the opening hints at the protagonist’s emotional turmoil stemming from unreciprocated feelings for Gilberte, weaving reflections on past affections and the ongoing struggle to forge meaningful connections amidst the societal facade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Autobiographical fiction Villages -- France -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 433208 2025-08-02T05:07:33.411500 text/html 419360 2020-02-26T09:44:52 text/html 251188 2025-08-02T05:07:41.188442 application/epub+zip 256141 2025-08-02T05:07:37.140452 application/epub+zip 225214 2025-08-02T05:07:35.692442 application/epub+zip 496854 2025-08-02T05:07:44.683449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482924 2025-08-02T05:07:40.378422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427085 2022-09-02T06:59:39.551461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423719 2025-08-02T05:07:33.005481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423664 2020-02-26T09:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 412183 2020-02-26T09:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21176 2025-08-02T05:07:44.844394 application/rdf+xml 20203 2025-08-02T05:07:36.385431 image/jpeg 4365 2025-08-02T05:07:36.134452 image/jpeg 161287 2020-02-26T09:45:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 159515 2020-02-26T09:45:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 161025 2020-02-26T09:45:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 249749 2025-08-02T05:07:33.450477 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia