MARCEL PROUST - IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME
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Proust Society of Greenwich

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Fereshteh Priou proust.society@gmail.com

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Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.

Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.

Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.

CURRENTLY, WE ARE READING V5 & V6


Member Review: Link


The monthly Zoom meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of each month, from 5 to 6 pm ET.


To register and receive the Zoom link, send email to:

proust.society@gmail.com 


Sponsored by:

Alliance Francaise of Greenwich & 

The Greenwich Library


READING SCHEDULE: 2024 / 2025

Based on: 

The Modern Library Classic Edition, translated by: Moncrieff & Kilmartin, Revised by Enright 


READING SELECTIONS:


IN ENGLISH - VOLUME V & VI

THE CAPTIVE & THE FUGITIVE


December 12, 2024

p. 1 to 

 p. 127 “...response than that of being cut off.” 


January 9, 2025

p. 127 “When Albertine came back to…” to  

 p. 252 “…in wounding us in our self-esteem.”  


February 13, 2025

 p. 252 “After dinner, I told Albertine…” to  

 p. 408 “...also something special about them.”  


March 13, 2025

 p. 408 “I could see that M. de Charlus was…” to   

 p. 559 “END of The Captive”  


April 10 2025

 p. 563 “CHAPTER 1, Grieving and Forgetting” to  

 p. 656 “…pure gold and indestructible azure.”  


May 8, 2025

 p. 656 “So that these few years imposed…” to 

 p. 752 “END OF CHAPTER 1” 


June 12, 2025

p. 753 “CHAPTER 2, Mlle de Fourcheville”


 July 10, 2025

 p. 844 “CHAPTER 3, Sojourn in Venice” 


Start of Volume VII: August 2025:



EN FRANÇAIS - VOLUME V & VI

 LA PRISONNIÈRE & ALBERTINE DISPARUE


 12 December, 2024

p. 1

"…autre réponse que d’être coupées."


 9 janvrier, 2025 

"Quand Albertine revint dans ma chambre…"

“…froisser dans notre amour-propre.”


 13 février, 2025 

“Après le dîner, je dis à Albertine…”

“…aussi quelque chose de particulier. ”


13 mars, 2025

 "Je vis que M. de Charlus allait nous dire…"

“FIN – La Prisonnière”


10 avril, 2025

“CHAPITRE I: Le chagrin et l’oubli”

“…d’or fin et d’indestructible azur.”


8 mai, 2025

 "De sorte que ces quelques années…"

 FIN – CHAPITRE I 


12 juin, 2025

“CHAPITRE II – Mlle de Forcheville”


10 juillet, 2025

“CHAPITRE III – Séjour à Venise”


Commencement du Volume VII: Août 2025

See Below: News & Events

Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.

Proust Group is an interactive discussion group that engages in close reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time." Reading Proust's book means not only to immerse oneself in the text, but also go beyond the mere comprehension of it. Through careful and constructive analysis of the text, each participant is free to go deeply into layers of meaning and discuss personal views and interpretations with the other group members at the monthly gatherings.

Tuesday 7/16/2024 5 pm (EST - US)

In celebration of Proust's birthday:

Conversation with Proust Scholar and author, Professor William C. Carter

To register, click here


Recording of the event celebrating Proust's birthday

To listen to the recording of the event, click here



Saturday 8/19/2023 12 pm (EST - US)

Proust vs Colette

Conversation with Proust Scholar and member of the Academie Francaise, Professor Antoine Compagnon.


Recording of the event commemorating the anniversary of Proust's death: 

A conversation with Antoine Compagnon from Academie française, organized by AFUSA and The Proust Society of Greenwich.

Click here to listen to the recording.



Articles / News:


Tuesday 9/5/2023


Proust, ChatGPT, and the case of the forgotten quote, The Guardian: Link


Saturday 6/17/2023


Interview with filmmaker, Alana Lodinka and her view on Proust. The Saturday Paper: Link


Tuesday 5/16/2023


Proust at NYC, Jefferson Market Library. 

The Voice of West Village: Link


Thursday 5/11/2023


Antoine Compagnon, A Fashionable Addition to the Academie Francaise. Kering News: Link


Wednesday 2/22/2023


Meeting of Minds: Proust & Gandhi.

The Telegraph: Link


Wednesday 2/8/2023


Marcel Proust on What Writing is.

The New Yorker: Link 


Friday 1/21/2023


The Small, Delectable French Cakes That Inspired Marcel Proust. The Daily Mail: Link


Friday 1/5/2023


Whereby Hangs the Tale, Marcel Proust? 

The European Conservative: Link



Sunday 1/1/2023

Marcel Proust's 1927 novel In Search of Lost Time is now in public domain:  Link



EVENTS:

Saturday 11/18/2023 - 2 pm EST - on Zoom

Commemorating the Anniversary of Proust's Death - A conversation with Antoine Compagnon from Academie française, organized by AFUSA and The Proust Society of Greenwich.

Click here to listen to the recording.



Thursday 1/12/2023

Proust Group Meeting on Zoom free to all



PAST EVENTS:


PROUST PODCAST

September 2022


Click here to listen to Fereshteh on The New Thinkery podcast - (Swann's Way)



November 2022 - Proust's Centennial Commemoration Events - Free on Zoom


Saturday 11/12, 1 PM:  Marcel Proust: 

Du côté de la mère (en français) - RSVP


Link to the recording: Proust


Tuesday 11/15 at 5 PM: Proust and Art

(in English) - RSVP: afgreenwich@gmail.com



PROUST FESTIVAL

April 9 to April 14, 2022  


To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Proust's birth and 100th anniversary of his death, Proust Society of Greenwich has organized a series of programs, from April 9 to April 14.   To access the summary of the program, copy & paste the link below:

http://www.afgreenwich.org/Proust_Festival_Program_E-Blast.pdf



Registration links:


Saturday 4/9 Conference: 

https://afusa.org/event/le-paris-de-marcel-proust-lexposition-au-musee-carnavalet-en-francais/


Link to the Recording: Link


Wednesday 4/13 Film Discussion

Registration starts on 4/7:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worldwide-wednesdays-fascinating-film-discussion-tickets-301680844527


Thursday 4/14 Proust Concert

To Register Click https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special-concert-celebrating-marcel-proust-free-by-donation-tickets-311315732737?aff=ebdssbdestsearch


The Proust Festival is Organized BY:

Proust Society of Greenwich


Sponsored By:

Federation of Alliances Francaises, USA

The Alliance Francaise of Greenwich

The Greenwich Arts Council

Focus on French Cinema

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Fereshteh Priou: Poetry in Line and Form - A NYAE Exhibition 


CONCERT TO CELEBRATE PROUST'S BIRTHDAY:


Friday July 10, 2020

Alliance Francaise of Greenwich - CANCELLEDThursday April 18, 2019

Proust’s Duchess

Caroline Webber - Author Talk & Book Signing

7:00pm | Byram Shubert Library



Saturday 1/13, 3PM

Proust, A Concert Celebration

Byram Shubert Library

Organized by: Fereshteh Priou & Pamela Kuhn


Program

“La Lune Blanche Luit Dans Les Bois”

from La Bonne Chanson 

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Pamela Kuhn, Soprano


Excerpt: “Mama's Kiss” 

From “Swann’s Way”

Read by Florence Phillips


"Sleep", Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)

Welder Gomez, Tenor


“Soupir", Henri Duparc (1848-1933) 

Pamela Kuhn, Soprano


Excerpt: “Tante Léonie”  

From "Swann’s Way”

Read by Florence Phillips


“C”, Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Welder Gomez, Tenor

  

Excerpt: “Sounds” 

From “The Guermantes Way”

Read by Florence Phillips


"Tu Vois Le Feu Du Soir", 

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Pamela Kuhn, Soprano


Excerpt: “Love”

From “Within a Budding Grove”

Read by Florence Phillips


“À Chloris”, Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)

Welder Gomez, Tenor


"L'Enamourée", Reynaldo Hahn

Pamela Kuhn, Soprano

Excerpt: Marcel Proust


"Madeleine", From “Swann’s Way”

Read by Florence Phillips

"Beau Soir", Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Welder Gomez, Tenor

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