Madame Bovary

Flaubert, Gustave

£9.99

The publication of this masterpiece of realism gave rise to an obscenity trial in 1857, which earned Flaubert an acquittal, and established Emma Bovary as one of literature’s greatest characters. The eponymous Emma is a victim of the smug, self-deluding French bourgeoisie that Flaubert despised. Trapped in a marriage to a second-rate provincial doctor, she escapes the suffocating confines of her existence by immersing herself in sentimental novels. Her idealization of beauty, romance and high society lead her into an affair with a philandering neighbour. When this ends, she is quickly drawn into a liaison that has far more dangerous consequences.

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Publish Date: 06/07/2023
ISBN: 9781784878450 Category: Tags: ,

Description

Madame Bovary is one of the greatest, most beguiling novels ever written.

Emma Bovary is an avid reader of sentimental novels; brought up on a Normandy farm and convent-educated, she longs for romance. At first, Emma pins her hopes on marriage, but life with her well-meaning husband in the provinces leaves her bored and dissatisfied. She seeks escape through extravagant spending sprees and, eventually, adultery. As Emma pursues her impossible reverie she seals her own ruin.

‘A great novel that is also an inexhaustible pleasure to read’ Guardian

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Additional information

Weight 306 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 28 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback
Pages

384
Language

English
Edition

Reprint
Dewey

843.8 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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