Swann: A Mystery
novel by Shields
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Swann: A Mystery is a 1987 novel by Carol Shields that is marketed as a crime drama in Canada. It is also described as a sly comedy of manners and a psychological novel. The book presents the life of a deceased female poet as imagined by four distinct characters.1
It is important to note that the character Odette from Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is sometimes associated with the name Swann, as she is the wife of Charles Swann in that work. However, Swann: A Mystery is a distinct novel by Carol Shields.2
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