spelling, and perceptively restored the French original’s simplicity as well as its intended meaning. When appropriate and without altering the beauty of Moncrieff’s version, Carter has modernized it, made it compatible with U.S. Carter, the prominent expert of Marcel Proust’s life and work, offers American readers the most accurate and valuable rendition of Scott Moncrieff’s translation to date. "In this thoroughly revised, updated and annotated version of Swann’s Way, William C. The result is a volume of enormous use to both first-time readers and those who are returning to Proust for further understanding and pleasure."-Harold Augenbraum, Editor, Collected Poems of Marcel Proust He has now applied that knowledge to the iconic but flawed translation of In Search of Lost Time by Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, correcting Scott Moncrieff's faults- his outright errors and his idiosyncratic Victorianisms-and providing essential notes to Proust's many cultural references. "No one has grasped the interplay of Proust's life and work better than William Carter. Pasco, Hall Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas It is also an unmitigated delight to read."-Allan H. Carter’s very readable revision is wisely and discreetly annotated, and it offers as accurate a translation as possible. The new version corrects numerous thematic and lexical errors, and preserves much of Scott Moncrieff’s celebrated style. Carter, the dean of American Proust studies, to agree to do a new edition of the Scott Moncrieff translation of Swann’s Way is a coup for readers. A magnificent and enduring achievement."-T. Carter explains his rationale in a jeweled preface. slight but decisive emendations bring the reader closer than ever to the tenor of Proust’s style and diction. "A gem, polished for a new century."-John Winters, Patriot-Ledger a more engaging version.”-Mayank Austen Soofi, Live Mint “A perfect entry point to begin the journey of a lifetime.
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