Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is a classic novel published by Penguin on May 26, 2015. This edition, featuring 384 pages in English, presents the story of Emma Bovary, a woman who finds herself trapped in a mundane marriage to a mediocre doctor. Yearning for excitement and passion, she escapes into fantasies of romance, extravagant spending, and ultimately, infidelity, leading to profound disappointment and dire consequences.
Readers will discover Flaubert’s intricate portrayal of Emma’s struggles against the constraints of provincial life and societal expectations. The narrative delves into themes of desire and disillusionment, reflecting the complexities of human emotion. This edition includes an introduction by Geoffrey Wall and a preface by novelist Michèle Roberts, offering insights into Emma Bovary’s femininity and modernity. Bound in high-quality cloth as part of Penguin’s Clothbound Classics series, this version is designed to be both visually appealing and collectible.
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Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent reader of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance, in voracious spending and, eventually, in adultery. But even her affairs bring her disappointment and devastating consequences. Flaubert’s erotically charged and psychologically acute portrayal of Emma Bovary caused a moral outcry on its publication in 1857. It was deemed so lifelike that many women claimed they were the model for his heroine; but Flaubert insisted: “Madame Bovary, c’est moi.” One of the greatest novels of the 19th century, Flaubert’s torrid debut lives on in Geoffrey Wall’s brilliant translation. This edition features an introduction by Wall, and a preface on Emma Bovary’s femininity and modernity by novelist Michèle Roberts.
Part of Penguin’s beautiful hardcover Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.
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