The Guermantes Way

Name: The Guermantes Way
Author: Marcel Proust

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Yes — read The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level: C1
Length: 4 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

In a quiet new neighborhood within the prestigious Hôtel de Guermantes, a young narrator and his devoted servant Françoise grapple with upheaval, memory, and the elusive search for identity amid fading aristocratic splendor.

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