One of the greatest translations of all time Scott Moncrieffs classic version of Proust published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie BickfordSmith.Prousts masterpiece is one of the seminal works of the twentieth century recording its narrators experiences as he grows up falls in love and lives through the First World War. A profound reflection on art time memory self and loss it is often viewed as the definitive modern novel. C. K. Scott Moncrieffs famous translation from the 1920s is today regarded as a classic in its own right and is now available in three volumes in Penguin Classics.Scott Moncrieffs volumes belong to that special category of translations which are themselves literary masterpieces ... his book is one of those translations such as the Authorized Version of the Bible itself which can never be displaced A. N. Wilson For the reader wishing to tackle Proust your guide must be C K Scott Moncrieff ... There are some who believe his headily perfumed translation of la recherche du temps perdu conjures Belle poque France more vividly even than the original Telegraph I was more interested and fascinated by your rendering than by Prousts creation Joseph Conrad to Scott Moncrieff