ROMANCE

The Fugitive

by Marcel Proust
11 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 13½ hrs. Naxos AudioBooks. 2012. ISBN 9781843796145. $67.98. F
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This, the penultimate book in Neville Jason's lengthy (150-hour) recording of Proust's seven-volume, early 20th-century masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past, shares many features with the other recordings in the set. There is Proust's complex and psychologically difficult plot, Jason's beautifully voiced but rather slow reading, and the use of the almost archaic mid-20th-century Scott Moncrieff translation. The combination is not likely to appeal to most listeners. Those willing to put in the necessary effort would probably prefer to listen to one of the newer, more accurate translations.
VERDICT Recommended only for patient devotees of classic French literature who are unable to read French. [The final volume, Time Regained (ISBN 9781843796169. $73.98), is also available from Naxos.—Ed.
Reviewed by I. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA , Apr 26, 2013
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