# Charles Swann — In Search of Lost Time character guide

> Charles Swann in In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** M. Swann, poor old Swann, M. Charles Swann

**First appearance:** 0004-combray

## Who they are

A refined art connoisseur and friend of the narrator's family, whose love affair precedes the main narrative.

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