Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, published by Penguin Group in 1995, is a classic novel that explores the life of Emma Bovary, a woman who feels trapped in her uninspiring marriage to a mediocre doctor. Written in English and spanning 360 pages, the book delves into Emma’s longing for passion and her attempts to escape the monotony of provincial life through romantic fantasies, extravagant spending, and ultimately, infidelity.
Readers will find a psychologically nuanced portrayal of Emma’s struggles and desires, as her pursuits lead to disappointment and devastating consequences. The narrative captures the complexities of her character and the societal expectations placed upon her, reflecting themes of desire and disillusionment. Flaubert’s work, which sparked significant moral debate upon its release in 1857, remains a poignant examination of the human condition and the quest for fulfillment.
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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 the consequences are devastating. 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’.
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