Madame Bovary (Everyman's Library - 808) ~ Gustav Flaubert

Madame Bovary (Everyman's Library - 808) ~ Gustav Flaubert

Small hard cover with dust jacket
Good condition

Emma Bovary, a provincial doctor's wife, yearns for the glamour and passion shes read about in romantic novels. Her pursuit of excitement leads to affairs, debt, and ultimately tragedy. Flauberts masterpiece of literary realism critiques bourgeois values and explores the dangers of idealism. With its meticulous prose and psychological insight, Madame Bovary revolutionized the modern novel.

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