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Madame Bovary (1857)

by Gustave Flaubert

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Madame Bovary became notorious and a bestseller after Gustave Flaubert was acquitted from charges of obscenity in 1856. It details the many adulterous affairs and extravagances of Emma Bovary, a provincial doctor's wife. Her behaviour explores the banality and emptiness of rural life.

Flaubert considered himself a perfectionist, which is mirrored in the immaculate style of his writing. Madame Bovary is still considered one of the greatest literary texts of all time.

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843.8Literature › French and related languages › French fiction › Later 19th century 1848–1900

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PQ2246.M2Language and Literature › French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures › French literature › Modern literature › 19th century

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