Madame Bovary. Easton Press Collector's Edition

by Gustave Flaubert

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Hardcover

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flaubert, realism strives for formal perfection, so the presentation of reality tends to be neutral, emphasizing the values and importance of style as an objective method of presenting reality". He is known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his Correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated short story writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert.

Reviews

[Robert Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was way better than I expected, and I can see how is made Easton Press's best 100 books ever written. If you create a fictional character, and end up having a legitimate disease (Madam Bovary Syndrome) named after them, you have written a fantastic book.