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In A Simple Heart , the poignant story that inspired Julian Barnes's Flaubert's Parrot , Felicite, a French housemaid, approaches a lifetime of servitude with human-scaled but angelic aplomb. No other author has imparted so much beauty and integrity to so modest an existence. Flaubert's "great saint" endures loss after loss by embracing the rich, true rhythms of life: the comfort of domesticity, the solace of the Church, and the depth of memory. This novella showcases Flaubert's perfectly honed realism: a delicate counterpoint of daily events with their psychological repercussions.
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Un cœur simple, Gustave Flaubert
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- Un cœur simple
- Language
- French
- Authors
- Gustave Flaubert
- Publisher
- Flammarion
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 2080723049
- ISBN13
- 9782080723048
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religious Topics, Classics, Short Stories, France, 19th century, French Literature, Novellas, Narration
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- In A Simple Heart , the poignant story that inspired Julian Barnes's Flaubert's Parrot , Felicite, a French housemaid, approaches a lifetime of servitude with human-scaled but angelic aplomb. No other author has imparted so much beauty and integrity to so modest an existence. Flaubert's "great saint" endures loss after loss by embracing the rich, true rhythms of life: the comfort of domesticity, the solace of the Church, and the depth of memory. This novella showcases Flaubert's perfectly honed realism: a delicate counterpoint of daily events with their psychological repercussions.