Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Madame Bovary: Costumbres de provincia

Rate this book
“Lo que le reprochamos [a Flaubert] es no haber sabido darles interés verdadero a ninguno de sus personajes. Madame Bovary resulta repelente, y Monsieur Bovary, Monsieur Homais, Monsieur Rodolphe y Monsieur Léon son todos repelentes, muy comunes, almaceneros, burgueses. Es la vida,
dirán; peor para ustedes si es así; yo prefi ero la vida de una novela bien falsa, bien fantástica, llena de imaginación y de quimeras, en la que encuentre con felicidad, si no el mundo que me rodea, al menos los sueños que me consuelan”.
Anatole Claveau, Courrier franco-italien, 1857

“No hay calificación, no hay crítica para las obras de este tipo.
El arte cesa en el momento en que nos invade la basura. Ha sido necesario el espantoso desarreglo de los espíritus, su libertinaje, su insolencia, sobre todo su incurable estupidez, para que un hombre que lleva un nombre recomendable e ilustre, según dicen, haya osado reivindicar públicamente el honor que puede conferir una publicación tal”.
León Aubineau, L’Univers, 1857

546 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2024

1 person want to read

About the author

Gustave Flaubert

2,236 books3,879 followers
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.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
2 (50%)
4 stars
0 (0%)
3 stars
1 (25%)
2 stars
1 (25%)
1 star
0 (0%)
No one has reviewed this book yet.

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.