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How many parts are in In Search of Lost Time?

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Portrait of French author Marcel Proust, seated with his hand resting thoughtfully against his chin, wearing a dark suit and looking directly at the camera.
Marcel Proust French author Marcel Proust wrote what is considered one of the supreme achievements of modern fiction, the seven-part autobiographical novel À la recherche du temps perdu (1913–27; In Search of Lost Time).

In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu), the major work of French literature by Marcel Proust, is composed of seven parts.1

These volumes were published between 1913 and 1927:

  • Swann’s Way (Du cĂŽtĂ© de chez Swann)
  • Within a Budding Grove (À l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs)
  • The Guermantes Way (Le CĂŽtĂ© de Guermantes)
  • Cities of the Plain (Sodome et Gomorrhe)
  • The Captive (La PrisonniĂšre)
  • The Sweet Cheat Gone (Albertine disparue)
  • Time Regained (Le Temps retrouvĂ©)1

While the first four parts were published during Proust's lifetime, the final three were released posthumously.1