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"Madame Bovary" is the brilliant debut novel from Gustave Flaubert, considered the father of literary realism. First serialized and published in 1856, "Madame Bovary" is now considered one of the finest novels ever written.
The plot concerns the life and romantic entanglements of its title character, Emma Bovary (née Rouault), a farm girl who marries a wealthy widower in the hopes of living out the life she has read about in her romantic novels. Finding married life stifling and boring, Emma begins embarking on affairs and her life swiftly descends into chaos, forcing Emma to make drastic and ultimately tragic decisions.
Controversial and scandalous when it was first published, "Madame Bovary" is now considered one of the most important and influential novels in history. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format, as translated from the French by Eleanor Marx-Aveling.
The plot concerns the life and romantic entanglements of its title character, Emma Bovary (née Rouault), a farm girl who marries a wealthy widower in the hopes of living out the life she has read about in her romantic novels. Finding married life stifling and boring, Emma begins embarking on affairs and her life swiftly descends into chaos, forcing Emma to make drastic and ultimately tragic decisions.
Controversial and scandalous when it was first published, "Madame Bovary" is now considered one of the most important and influential novels in history. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format, as translated from the French by Eleanor Marx-Aveling.