{"id":97481,"date":"2020-06-02T09:13:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/?p=97481"},"modified":"2021-05-17T06:24:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:24:59","slug":"write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust\/","title":{"rendered":"Write your own story in Trouville, in a manor once dear to Proust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marcel Proust was so enamoured by this property that he even took on the role of real estate agent! Built in 1869 on the hilltops of Trouville, the Villa des Fr\u00e9monts was an endless source of inspiration for the author of <em>In Search of Lost Time<\/em>. Awed by the \u2018C\u00f4te Fleurie\u2019 (or Flower Coast) from the first years of his adult life, Marcel Proust repeatedly sung its praises in his letters and novels.\u00a0 His writings declared his love for this hillside so dear to his heart. The sea and rural views seem to have fascinated him:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBut on the heights between Trouville and Honfleur is the most wonderful landscape you could possible see, beautiful open country with superb sea views\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Marcel Proust<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97481 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust\/attachment\/imgl8161_hdr-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8161_HDR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8161_HDR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8161_HDR-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust\/attachment\/imgl8079_hdr-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8079_HDR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8079_HDR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8079_HDR-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Marcel spent part of autumn 1891 in Les Fr\u00e9monts at the home of his classmate Arthur Baign\u00e8res. The manor house would later serve as a model for La Raspeli\u00e8re in his novel <em>In Search of Lost Time<\/em>. The Verdurins were thus fortunate enough to own a property that Proust described in the following words:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had always heard people praise the matchless view from La Raspeli\u00e8re, perched on the summit of the hill, where, in a great drawing-room with two fireplaces, one whole row of windows swept the gardens, and, through the branches of the trees, the sea as far as Balbec and beyond it, and the other row the valley. The garden at La Raspelu\u00e8re was in a sense a compendium of all the excursions to be made in a radius of many miles. For one thing because of its commanding position, overlooking on one side the valley, on the other the sea, and also because, on one and the same side, the seaward side for instance, clearings had been made through the trees in such a way that from one point you embraced one horizon, from another another\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Marcel Proust stayed in Les Fr\u00e9monts on numerous occasions. During one stay in October\u00a01891, the painter Jacques-Emile Blanche produced a drawing that would later serve as a model for the author\u2019s most famous portrait. Now on display in the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay, it depicts a young man with a white orchid in his buttonhole. Marcel Proust was so attached to Les Fremonts that he had no qualms about acting as a real estate agent in order to hand-select its guests: in August\u00a01892, for example, the Finalys, friends of Marcel, were able to rent the manor through his mediation. They bought it the following month from its owner Arthur Baign\u00e8res, for 152 000\u00a0francs\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Built in an L-shape on top of a hill, the manor has retained its original layout, and its 17 acres of parkland that overlook both the Channel and the surrounding Norman countryside. Proust\u2019s spirit is naturally ubiquitous. If you're struggling to find an ending to your novel set in the Belle Epoque, then this is the place to find your inspiration. Subtly modernised, this one-of-a-kind property is available for rent, as in the time of Marcel Proust, through BARNES Deauville. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnes-deauville.com\/fr\/location-saisonniere\/trouville-sur-mer\/3713797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-97481 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust\/attachment\/imgl8119_hdr-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8119_HDR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8119_HDR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8119_HDR-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust\/attachment\/imgl8049_hdr-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8049_HDR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8049_HDR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8049_HDR-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust\/attachment\/imgl8143_hdr-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8143_HDR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8143_HDR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8143_HDR-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/write-your-own-story-in-trouville-in-a-manor-once-dear-to-proust\/attachment\/imgl8173_hdr-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8173_HDR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8173_HDR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMGL8173_HDR-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcel Proust was so enamoured by this property that he even took on the role of real estate agent! 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