{"product_id":"madame-bovary-gustave-flaubert-9781940849508","title":"Madame Bovary","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarcel Proust praised the \"grammatical purity\" of Flaubert's style, while Vladimir Nabokov said that \"stylistically it is prose doing what poetry is supposed to do\". Similarly, in his preface to his novel The Joke, Milan Kundera wrote, \"Not until the work of Flaubert did prose lose the stigma of aesthetic inferiority. Ever since Madame Bovary, the art of the novel has been considered equal to the art of poetry.\" Giorgio de Chirico said that in his opinion \"from the narrative point of view, the most perfect book is Madame Bovary by Flaubert\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe publication of Madame Bovary in 1856 was followed by more scandal than admiration; it was not understood at first that this novel was the beginning of something new: the scrupulously truthful portraiture of life. Gradually, this aspect of his genius was accepted, and it began to crowd out all others. At the time of his death he was widely regarded as the most influential French Realist. Under this aspect Flaubert exercised an extraordinary influence over Guy de Maupassant, Edmond de Goncourt, Alphonse Daudet, and Zola. Even after the decline of the Realist school, Flaubert did not lose prestige in the literary community; he continues to appeal to other writers because of his deep commitment to aesthetic principles, his devotion to style, and his indefatigable pursuit of the perfect expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gustave Flaubert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940849500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940849508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ancient Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e167218 \/ Madame Bovary\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gustave Flaubert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445924081919,"sku":"9781940849508","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0876e349-1622-491f-b99c-0c7a398daf93.jpg?v=1777221529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/madame-bovary-gustave-flaubert-9781940849508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}