Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is a famous French writer, essayist, critic, who gained world recognition as the author of the seven-volume epic novel "In Search of Lost Time", one of the most outstanding works of world literature of the 20th century. Proust's literary activity began at the Condorcet Lyceum, after which he entered the Polytechnic School, received a law degree in 1893, and a philosophy degree in 1895. Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor (1920).
The novel "About Guermants from afar and from near" is a continuation of the seven-volume epic in which the author recreates the past and depicts the inner life of a person as a "stream of consciousness". The third book, which is divided into two parts, occupies a central place in the entire cycle, connecting the old plot lines of the previous volumes and starting new ones, described in detail in the next four. The work is devoted to the description of the traditions and morals of French high society, which the main character encounters. He has already left his youth, has some experience in matters of the heart and is now ready to fully devote himself to full-fledged socialization in adult life. The surname "Germanty" evokes memories of France during the early Middle Ages, when the country was ruled mainly by German feudal lords, who became the progenitors of most generations of the French nobility.
