Quixotic Book Club of New York City

For this meeting please read Combray; Part 2; 200 pages in the Moncrieff translation.

Our group has spent 5 years on a deep journey into a nebulously self-constructed western-lit canon. Beyond the obvious greats, we have waded into unchartered waters, discussing hidden treasures by the likes of Maude Hutchins, James Ross, Sandor Marai, James Hanley, Boris Vian, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Raymond Radiguet, and Lafcadio Hearn, to name a few.

The reader planning to read Proust for the first time may approach with trepidation, but reflecting on our group's past, it's striking that there is no correct course, sequence, or navigation to get to Proust and his life's work, À la recherche du temps perdu, which itself is an exploration of "the past" and that which can be grasped, felt or recaptured for a fleeting instant. Proust felt the effort worthwhile and tackled it in his 4,000-page novel split into seven volumes.

Whether you are first-time reader of Proust, or a re-reader, join us for Volume One; Swann's Way. We'll read the first volume as a group and decide how to eventually tackle the following six.

I expect this series of 5 meetings to discuss Swann's Way to be oversubscribed. Just RSVP, even if you are initially on the waitlist, and the regular readers/participants will be prioritized a spot.

There are two acclaimed translators for Proust: C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Lydia Davis. I'm reading the Moncrieff version but do your own research and select the translation you prefer.

Here is a link to the full Moncrieff box set:
https://a.co/d/iumU7XP

Feel free to simply buy volume one - we are just going to cover "Swann's Way" this summer. It will also be available in any library.

Here is a version of Swann's Way on Gutenberg:
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7178/pg7178.txt

For this meeting please read the first 129 pages of Swann in Love.

Read to the paragraph starting: "One day when Swann had gone out early in the afternoon to pay a call, and had failed to find the person he wished to see, it occurred to him to go to see Odette instead, at an hour when, although he never called on her as a rule, he knew that she was always at home resting or writing letter until tea-time, and would enjoy seeing her for a moment without disturbing her."

Our group has spent 5 years on a deep journey into a nebulously self-constructed western-lit canon. Beyond the obvious greats, we have waded into unchartered waters, discussing hidden treasures by the likes of Maude Hutchins, James Ross, Sandor Marai, James Hanley, Boris Vian, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Raymond Radiguet, and Lafcadio Hearn, to name a few.

The reader planning to read Proust for the first time may approach with trepidation, but reflecting on our group's past, it's striking that there is no correct course, sequence, or navigation to get to Proust and his life's work, À la recherche du temps perdu, which itself is an exploration of "the past" and that which can be grasped, felt or recaptured for a fleeting instant. Proust felt the effort worthwhile and tackled it in his 4,000-page novel split into seven volumes.

Whether you are first-time reader of Proust, or a re-reader, join us for Volume One; Swann's Way. We'll read the first volume as a group and decide how to eventually tackle the following six.

I expect this series of 5 meetings to discuss Swann's Way to be oversubscribed. Just RSVP, even if you are initially on the waitlist, and the regular readers/participants will be prioritized a spot.

There are two acclaimed translators for Proust: C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Lydia Davis. I'm reading the Moncrieff version but do your own research and select the translation you prefer.

Here is a link to the full Moncrieff box set:
https://a.co/d/iumU7XP

Feel free to simply buy volume one - we are just going to cover "Swann's Way" this summer. It will also be available in any library.

Here is a version of Swann's Way on Gutenberg:
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7178/pg7178.txt

For this meeting please read to the end of Swann in Love (149 pages)

Our group has spent 5 years on a deep journey into a nebulously self-constructed western-lit canon. Beyond the obvious greats, we have waded into unchartered waters, discussing hidden treasures by the likes of Maude Hutchins, James Ross, Sandor Marai, James Hanley, Boris Vian, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Raymond Radiguet, and Lafcadio Hearn, to name a few.

The reader planning to read Proust for the first time may approach with trepidation, but reflecting on our group's past, it's striking that there is no correct course, sequence, or navigation to get to Proust and his life's work, À la recherche du temps perdu, which itself is an exploration of "the past" and that which can be grasped, felt or recaptured for a fleeting instant. Proust felt the effort worthwhile and tackled it in his 4,000-page novel split into seven volumes.

Whether you are first-time reader of Proust, or a re-reader, join us for Volume One; Swann's Way. We'll read the first volume as a group and decide how to eventually tackle the following six.

I expect this series of 5 meetings to discuss Swann's Way to be oversubscribed. Just RSVP, even if you are initially on the waitlist, and the regular readers/participants will be prioritized a spot.

There are two acclaimed translators for Proust: C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Lydia Davis. I'm reading the Moncrieff version but do your own research and select the translation you prefer.

Here is a link to the full Moncrieff box set:
https://a.co/d/iumU7XP

Feel free to simply buy volume one - we are just going to cover "Swann's Way" this summer. It will also be available in any library.

Here is a version of Swann's Way on Gutenberg:
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7178/pg7178.txt

For this meeting please read the final section of the book: Place-Names - The Name (61 pages)

Our group has spent 5 years on a deep journey into a nebulously self-constructed western-lit canon. Beyond the obvious greats, we have waded into unchartered waters, discussing hidden treasures by the likes of Maude Hutchins, James Ross, Sandor Marai, James Hanley, Boris Vian, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Raymond Radiguet, and Lafcadio Hearn, to name a few.

The reader planning to read Proust for the first time may approach with trepidation, but reflecting on our group's past, it's striking that there is no correct course, sequence, or navigation to get to Proust and his life's work, À la recherche du temps perdu, which itself is an exploration of "the past" and that which can be grasped, felt or recaptured for a fleeting instant. Proust felt the effort worthwhile and tackled it in his 4,000-page novel split into seven volumes.

Whether you are first-time reader of Proust, or a re-reader, join us for Volume One; Swann's Way. We'll read the first volume as a group and decide how to eventually tackle the following six.

I expect this series of 5 meetings to discuss Swann's Way to be oversubscribed. Just RSVP, even if you are initially on the waitlist, and the regular readers/participants will be prioritized a spot.

There are two acclaimed translators for Proust: C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Lydia Davis. I'm reading the Moncrieff version but do your own research and select the translation you prefer.

Here is a link to the full Moncrieff box set:
https://a.co/d/iumU7XP

Feel free to simply buy volume one - we are just going to cover "Swann's Way" this summer. It will also be available in any library.

Here is a version of Swann's Way on Gutenberg:
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7178/pg7178.txt