In this story, of a young man's romantic attachment to an older woman, the modern English reader can appreciate the accuracy, the artistry and the insight which Flaubert reconstructed in one masterpiece.
Hans van Pinxteren Books
"A Simple Heart moved me to tears."--Russell Baker
Madame Bovary
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Complex psychological portrait of one woman's relentless search for the rapture of being alive. Emma Bovary, one of literature's first modern heroines, seeks escape in disastrous affairs. Flaubert, who brought watchmaker-like craftsmanship to writing, spent five years on this masterpiece.
Woordenboek van pasklare ideeën
- 87 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Keuze uit drie nagelaten manuscripten, waarin gemeenplaatsen op ironische en sarcastische wijze worden gedefinieerd.