French language
Published Aug. 6, 1963 by Gallimard.
Texte établi et présenté par Pierre Clarac et André Ferré. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 100, 101, 102
Monty Python paid hommage to Proust's novel in a sketch first broadcast on November 16th, 1972, called The All-England Summarize Proust Competition. The winner was the contestant who could best summarize A la recherche du temps perdu in fifteen seconds, "once in a swimsuit and once in evening dress."