Geoffrey Wall is a distinguished literary biographer and translator, with a particular focus on French authors like Flaubert and George Sand. His work is characterized by a profound engagement with their lives and writings, exploring themes, style, and literary legacy. Wall's interest in oral history further enriches his contribution, connecting past and present to illuminate the creative processes of significant literary figures.
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.