Sodom and Gomorrah
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Sodom and Gomorrah

by Marcel Proust

1921•Drama•530 pages

Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbianhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect an original, stirring novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

"John Sturrock's new translation of Sodom and Gomorrah will introduce a new generation of American readers to the literary riches of Marcel Proust. the fourth volume in this edition of In Search of Lost Time - the first completely new translation of Proust's masterpiece since the 1920s - brings us a more comic and lucid prose than English readers have previously been able to enjoy." "Sodom and Gomorrah takes up for...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaGay/lesbianHistoricalComplex relationshipTroubled leadsSocial commentary

Subjects

Social life and customsVillagesObsessive-compulsive disorderSocial conditionsFranceManners and customsHomosexualityFrench literature

Details

Author
Marcel Proust
Published
1921
Pages
530
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