In Search of Lost Time · Character
Marquis de Cambremer
A provincial aristocrat and neighbor of the narrator's family in Combray.
minor
Also known as M. de Cambremer, Cambremer, the young Mme. de Cambremer
First appearance: combray
Marquis de Cambremer shows up with force in Place-Names: The Place. The page is where that presence becomes real.
He and his wife are invited to lunch by the barrister at the hotel, causing excitement among the other guests.
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In Place-Names: The Place: He and his wife are invited to lunch by the barrister at the hotel, causing excitement among the other guests. Later, in IV: Cambremer tries to persuade the narrator to stay at Balbec,…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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