Sodom et Gomorrhe, 8/16/26: pp. 51-82

Herein we begin Volume Four of À la Recherche du temps perdu: ***Sodom et Gomorrhe*** and are 40+ percent through our second cycle reading Proust's epic en français. Join us every other Sunday at noon on Zoom to read Proust in the original and discuss in French the joys and sorrows of Marcel.

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Topic: Proust en français
Date: August 16, 2026
Time: 12 pm PDT

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Edition: [À la recherche du temps perdu IV]:
Sodome et Gomorrhe: edition d'Antoine Compagnon. Folio Classique (numero 2047), Gallimard, 2022/23 [ISBN: 9782072967719]
Be aware: older editions with different paginations use same ISBN. Make sure you order and receive the 2022-23 printing with the blue kaleidoscope cover and the words "NOUVELLE MISE EN PAGE" in red on the lower left back cover.
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One-volume edition: Quarto Gallimard, 1999/2024 [ISBN: 9782073079794] $43+

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Schedule of readings [22 sessions] (subject to change):
Lisez jusqu'à:
08/16/26: pp. 51-82, "Cependant le voisin marié..."
08/30: pp. 82-117, "Il n'était pas aussi difficile..."
09/13/26: pp. 117-148, "À propos des dreyfusards,..."
09/27/26: pp. 148-181, "Si nous allions faire quelques pas..."
10/11/26: pp. 181-209, "Moi aussi, j'étais pressé..."
10/25/26: pp. 209-241, "LES INTERMITTENCES DU COEUR"
11/08/26: pp. 241-274, "Quelles declamations apitoyées..."
11/22/26: pp. 274-305, "Quelques jours après, à Balbec..."
12/06/26: pp. 305-338, "Aussitôt seuls et engagés..."
12/20/26: pp. 338-371, "Nous etions, Albertine et moi..."
01/03/27: pp. 371-404, "Si un client de Cottard lui..."
01/17/27: pp. 404-434, "Mme Verdurin qui, pour nous..."
01/31/27: pp. 434-464, "Peut-etre le mieux serait-il..."
02/14/27: pp. 464-497, "Le morceau fini, je me..."
02/28/27: pp. 497-529, CHAPITRE III
03/14/27: pp. 529-562, "Ce que malheureusement..."
03/28/27: pp. 562-593, "Ce qui me surprit beaucoup..."
04/11/27: pp. 593-622, "Au mot tiré du grec dont..."
04/25/27: pp. 622-651, "Le souvenir relatif à Morel..."
05/09/27: pp. 651-681, "Pendant ces retours..."
05/23/27: pp. 681-701, "-- Alors soit, quoique je ne..."
06/06/27: pp. 701-720, FIN

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