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Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Flaubert, Gustave

Hardcover

Classic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1161440836
ISBN13: 9781161440836
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.76
Height: 0.75 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Madame Bovary is a novel written by Gustave Flaubert, first published in 1856. The story revolves around the life of Emma Bovary, a young woman who is bored with her provincial life and dreams of a more exciting and romantic existence. She marries Charles Bovary, a dull and unambitious doctor, but soon becomes disillusioned with her marriage and begins to have affairs with other men.As Emma's debt and dissatisfaction with her life grow, she becomes increasingly reckless and desperate, leading to tragic consequences for herself and those around her. The novel is a scathing critique of bourgeois society and the limitations placed on women in 19th century France.Flaubert's writing style is known for its precision and attention to detail, and Madame Bovary is no exception. The novel is considered a masterpiece of French literature and a landmark in the development of the realist novel. It has been adapted into numerous films, plays, and operas, and remains a classic of world literature.Gustave Flaubert's tale of adultery and destruction.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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