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"In Search of Lost Time" is an epoch-making masterpiece and one of the most important novels in the literary world of the 20th century. Proust used fresh and smart writing to recreate the good times that have passed away with the help of a subconscious consciousness that transcends time and space. In the first volume, "Over Swann's House", the protagonist starts from his random thoughts before going to bed and writes about the complex psychological activities he performed as a child in order to wait for his mother's kiss. Also, starting from the taste of the Petit Madeleine cake, I recall the distant past through the sense of taste and evoke some involuntary memories. Then I wrote about Uncle Swann who came to his home as a guest, and turned to the third person narrative to tell the story of Swann's love experience.

The book consists of seven volumes, with the narrator "I" as the main body, integrating what he sees, hears, thinks and feels. It is not only a true description of social life, human relations and the world, but also a record of the author's inner experience of self-pursuit and self-understanding. There is no central character in the whole work, no complete story, only plot clues throughout. It generally takes the narrator's life experience and inner activities as the axis, interspersed with descriptions of a large number of characters and events, like a large tree with intertwined branches. A main novel is derived from many other independent novels. It can also be said to be a huge symphony intertwined with several theme songs. The novel is hailed as one of the most important literary works of the 20th century. It is popular around the world for its outstanding description of spiritual pursuit, grand structure, delicate characterization and excellent stream-of-consciousness techniques, and has established its position in contemporary world literature.