Madame Bovary: Original and Unabridged (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781499746471)

This edition contains the original and unabridged text of Madame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertMadame Bovary, the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life.When the novel was first serialized public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. A seminal work of literary realism, the novel is now considered Flaubert's masterpiece, and one of the most influential literary works in history. The British critic James Wood writes: "Flaubert established, for good or ill, what most readers think of as modern realist narration, and his influence is almost too familiar to be visible."

Author: Gustave Flaubert
ISBN-10: 1499746474
ISBN-13: 9781499746471
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/20/2017
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d