{"product_id":"the-prisoner","title":"The Prisoner","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove becomes possession. Jealousy becomes a prison. Freedom becomes impossible.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e, Marcel Proust turns the narrator's relationship with Albertine into an intense study of love, jealousy, and control. Albertine now lives with him in Paris, but having her close does not make him feel secure. Instead, he becomes increasingly suspicious of her friendships, movements, and secrets, trying to discover whether she might love someone else. The more he tries to possess her, the more uncertain he becomes. Proust uses this claustrophobic relationship to explore a painful truth about love: knowing someone completely may be impossible, and the desire to do so can destroy the very relationship we want to preserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove as captivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e The narrator's attempt to keep Albertine close gradually turns affection into control and suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJealousy and uncertainty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Proust shows how jealousy feeds on questions that can never be completely answered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe inner life:\u003c\/strong\u003e Much of the novel takes place inside the narrator's thoughts, where memories, fears, fantasies, and observations constantly collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt and society:\u003c\/strong\u003e The novel moves beyond the relationship to explore music, literature, painting, social ambition, and the complicated world of Parisian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA crucial volume of Proust's masterpiece:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth volume of \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/em\u003e and one of the work's most psychologically intense sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e — Elegant print edition presenting the complete, unabridged text, and ships in 3–5 business days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e — Elegant print edition presenting the complete, unabridged text, and ships in 5–7 business days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEPUB\u003c\/strong\u003e — DRM-free, compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers. Instant download after purchase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudiobook\u003c\/strong\u003e — Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged. Available on Audible, Spotify, Apple Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny, intimate, and unsettling, \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e is Proust's great novel of romantic obsession. It asks how much freedom we are willing to give the person we love, and whether love can survive when trust disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcel Proust (1871–1922)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a French novelist, essayist, and critic best known for \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Lost Time\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the defining works of modern literature. Drawing on his experiences of Parisian society, friendship, love, art, illness, and loss, Proust transformed everyday life into a vast exploration of memory and consciousness. His work continues to influence writers with its extraordinary examination of time, desire, jealousy, perception, and the ways we construct meaning from our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":55640316346740,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":55640316379508,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55640316412276,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":55640316445044,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/The_Prisoner_Marcel_Proust_eBook.png?v=1789164070","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/the-prisoner","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}