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Madame Bovary - Life In A Country Town

Madame Bovary - Life In A Country Town

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Madame Bovary - Life In A Country Town

by Flaubert, Gustave

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Hamish Hamilton - The Novel Library, 1948. 1st thus.. Hardback. Cloth spined patterned boards, dj, VG/VG. x+426pp, spine of the dustjacket a little yellowed & chipped at the head & tail, otherwise a nice copy. Novel Library volume 23. Uncommon & charming edition of Flaubert's classic novel, his first published work & one for which he was prosecuted. His seemingly naturalistic style was acheived by rigid perfectionism & his belief in 'Art for Arts Sake'. A landmark in the development of the modern novel.

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Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert's first novel and considered his masterpiece. The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Madame Bovary - Life In A Country Town
Author
Flaubert, Gustave
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used
Edition
1st thus.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton - The Novel Library
Date Published
1948
Keywords
literature

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