In Swann`s Way, the themes of Prout`s masterpiece are introduced, and the narrator`s childhood in Paris and Combray is recalled, most memorably in the evocation of the famous maternal good-night kiss. The recollection of the narrator`s love for Swann`s daughter Gilberte leads to an account of Swann`s passion for Odette and the rise of the noveaux riches Verdurins.