Shortcut: The Little Clan

Who are 'the Little Clan'? Find out in the first episode of 'Proustian Shortcuts', the new series from Proustian Paths that provides you with quick shortcuts to an understanding of the key characters and concepts in Marcel Proust's classic novel, In Search of Lost Time.

In this episode you will:

* Discover the members of the little clan, the faithful of the Verdurin salon, and how the group changes over time and through the course of the novel.

* Learn about the group’s social status and their relationship with the fashionable aristocratic society of Paris.

* Hear how the clan provide some of the key artistic reference points in the novel.

So join host Dr James Holden and find your own way through Proust’s text - A la recherche du temps perdu. Save time in your reading and comprehension of the classic work In Search of Lost Time today, and listen to this 3 minute episode.

***Contains plot SPOILERS for the entirety of Proust's In Search of Lost Time.***