LHôpitalin
LHôpitalin is a fictional place that appears in the works of French writer Marcel Proust, most notably in his novel sequence In Search of Lost Time. It is often depicted as a grand, somewhat dilapidated country estate, serving as a significant setting for the narrator's childhood memories and the social interactions of the upper-class characters. The estate's atmosphere is frequently characterized by a sense of faded glory and an impression of timelessness.
The actual physical location of LHôpitalin is deliberately ambiguous, reflecting Proust's technique of blending real and
Within the narrative, LHôpitalin is associated with the Guermantes family, a prominent aristocratic lineage. Visits to