《追忆似水年华》是一部划时代巨著，是二十世纪世界文坛最重要的小说之一，与《尤利西斯》并称意识流小说的巅峰。这部小说以清新灵动的独特艺术风格，借助超越时空的潜在意识，使逝去的时光在他笔下重现，从中抒发对故人、对往事的无限怀念和难以排遣的惆怅。 安德烈·莫洛亚曾说过：“普鲁斯特简单的、个别的和地区性的叙述引起全世界的热情，这既是人间最美的事情，也是最公平的现象。就像伟大的哲学家用一个思想概括全部思想一样，伟大的小说家通过一个人的一生和一些最普通的事物，使所有人的一生涌现在他笔下。” 《与普鲁斯特共度假日》是八位学者阅读普鲁斯特小说的心得体会，分为“时间”“人物”“社交界”“爱情”“想象的事物”“地方”“普鲁斯特和哲学家”“艺术”八个章节，深入浅出，引人入胜。并附有《追忆似水年华》梗概和精彩片段，绝对是送给普鲁斯特爱好者的一道大餐。

In this short, straightforward, and beautifully written guide, Howard Moss deploys just the right touch of allure and explanation to enrich any reader's experience of Marcel Proust's great novel. Moss deftly describes the book's intricate form and recurrent themes, turning complications into pleasures to be enjoyed (rather than puzzles to be suffered). Read Moss on Proust before starting "In Search of Lost Time," after finishing it, or any time in between. Howard Moss was poetry editor of "The New Yorker" from 1948 until his death in 1987. He won the National Book Award in 1972 for "Selected Poems."