Ã₌ la recherche du Paris de Marcel Proust

Henri Raczymow, Mary Deschamps

From the Plaine Monceau to the Champs-Ãlysées, the Paris of Marcel Proust essentially encompasses the high-end districts. Born in Auteuil, having lived on the Boulevard Malesherbes, as well as the Boulevard Haussmann, the writer's work is embedded within the Paris of the Belle Ãpoque. The Posh apartments look out onto tree-lined streets, children play in elegant gardens and receptions are held in private mansions. Swann, Odette or the Duchesse de Guermantes all socialize at Maxim?s, the Bois de Boulogne or the bustling cafés along the Grands Boulevards. These settings and the different characters, who inspired the famous novelist,are hereby presented in evocative images, revealing Paris during the early 1900s, both real and imaginary: the world of Proust.