{"product_id":"sodom-and-gomorrah-paperback","title":"Sodom and Gomorrah - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcel Proust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Lucey\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'the metamorphosis of Monsieur de Charlus into a new person was so complete that... everything which had appeared incoherent to me until then, was becoming intelligible, and self-evident'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fourth volume of Proust's \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/em\u003e extends the protagonist's journey of discovery into the social world of fin-de-siècle France. As the biblically inflected title, \u003cem\u003eSodom and Gomorrah\u003c\/em\u003e, suggests, however, this world has taken on a new colouring. Through a succession of observations--both voyeuristic and overt--Proust's protagonist encounters and begins to appreciate the great diversity of sexual identities and proclivities that underpin human relations. At the heart of this volume that buzzes with chatter, gossip, and position-taking, is the Baron de Charlus, whose relationship with the working-class Charlie Morel is a central preoccupation of the narrative. This volume lays bare the ways in which ambitions and desires are nurtured, projected, masked, and exposed. Suffering, in love, is rarely far away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSodom and Gomorrah\u003c\/em\u003e explores frictions between the social classes via the Verdurins' upward climb and the ways in which the impulses of desire can cut across society's arbitrary boundaries. The narrator recounts his retrospective devastation at the death of his grandmother, and while his connection to Albertine deepens, it is his uncertainty about the true nature of her sexual identity that binds him closer to her, leading to a fraught denouement that paves the way for the next, fateful phase of their relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcel Proust \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen Constantine has translated many classic writers from French, including Colette, Zola, Laclos, Gautier, Flaubert, Balzac and Proust. She is the general editor of the City Tales series of short stories published by Oxford University Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Lucey is Sidney and Margaret Ancker Chair and Distinguished Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Misfit of the Family: Balzac and the Social Forms of Sexuality\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eNever Say I: Sexuality and the First Person in Colette, Gide, and Proust\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), \u003cem\u003eSomeone: The Pragmatics of Misfit Sexualities, from Colette to Hervé Guibert\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), and \u003cem\u003eWhat Proust Heard: Novels and the Ethnography of Talk\u003c\/em\u003e (2022). His translation of Didier Eribon's \u003cem\u003eThe Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in 2025. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Watt is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Exeter, where he is Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. His books include \u003cem\u003eReading in Proust's A la recherche: le délire de la lecture\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to Marcel Proust\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), a critical biography of Proust (2013), and, as editor, \u003cem\u003eMarcel Proust in Context\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge History of the Novel in French\u003c\/em\u003e (2021). He has published comparative work on Proust and a range of writers from Valéry, Rivière, Beckett, and Barthes to Eve Kosofsky-Sedgwick and Anne Carson.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 7.74 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46227727548460,"sku":"9780192846181","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/HHp_MI1tlA9780192846181.webp?v=1790128249","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/sodom-and-gomorrah-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}