In spite of its length and complexity, most readers find it readily accessible. I always tell anyone who might be intimidated by the many pages to be read that, although In Search of Lost Time is rich and complex and demands an attentive reader, the novel is never difficult. As he tells his story, he speaks to us in a voice that is one of the most engaging and enchanting in all of literature. The opening pages, which Proust called the overture, state in a musical, intimate, and subtle manner the goal of the quest, which is to find the answer to life’s essential questions: Who am I? What am I to make of this life? As Proust’s title indicates, the main character, known as the Narrator or Marcel, is searching for his own identity and the meaning of life. The novel’s major themes-love, art, time, and memory-are carefully and brilliantly orchestrated throughout the book.
In Search of Lost Time, like many great literary works, is a quest whose structure resembles that of a symphony.
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