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In Search of Lost Time — reading order

Marcel Proust

  1. Swann's Way (1913)
  2. In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (1919)
  3. The Guermantes Way (1920)
  4. Sodom and Gomorrah (1921)
  5. The Captive (1923)
  6. The Fugitive (1925)
  7. Time Regained (1927)
7 volumes
Volumes
1913–1927
Published
Completed
Status

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Swann's Way
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Publication order

7 volumes1913–1927Completed

  • One novel in seven volumes — read in order, from Swann’s Way (1913) to Time Regained (1927).
  • Proust left the last three unfinished; they were published after his death.
  • To sample it, stop after the first volume.

Every volume in order

Read: 0 of 7

No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.

  1. Swann's Way
    1913
  2. In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
    1919
  3. The Guermantes Way
    1920
  4. Sodom and Gomorrah
    1921
  5. The Captive
    1923
  6. The Fugitive
    1925
  7. Time Regained
    1927
7 volumes on a timeline, 1913 to 1927
  1. Swann's Way
    Swann's Way1913 · 14 ratingsStart hereBuy
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  2. In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
    In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower1919Buy
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  3. The Guermantes Way
    The Guermantes Way1920Buy
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  4. Sodom and Gomorrah
    Sodom and Gomorrah1921Buy
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  5. The Captive
    The Captive1923Buy
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  6. The Fugitive
    The Fugitive1925
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  7. Time Regained
    Time Regained1927Buy
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Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 21, 2026