| Madame Bovary Lib/E: Classic Collection Contributor(s): Flaubert, Gustave (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by), Marx-Aveling, Eleanor (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1433254395 ISBN-13: 9781433254390 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $81.00 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: January 2009 Annotation: Sensuous, romantic young Emma Bovary is dissatisfied with her humdrum married life. Seeking passion, she drifts into a series of sordid affairs; but her inevitable disillusionment leads to her doom. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.2" (0.75 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Emma Bovary is a sensuous, sentimental young woman whose romantic ideals make her dissatisfied with her humdrum married life. Attempting to escape into an exciting world of passion and dreams, she drifts into sordid affairs with Rodolphe Boulanger and L on Dupuis. The first of these lovers, an older man, dominates the affair, while the second, inexperienced and young, is dominated. The eventual collapse of Emma's romantic dreams is inevitable, and her disillusionment leads ultimately to her doom. A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, it catapulted Flaubert to the ranks of the world's greatest novelists and ushered in a new age of realism in literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Flaubert, Gustave: - Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French novelist and one of the masters of nineteenth-century fiction, was born in Rouen, the second son of a noted physician. Beset by ill health and personal misfortune, he led a solitary life of rigid discipline, which was reflected in his writing by his obsession with finding le mot juste (exactly the right word). His first published novel was Madame Bovary (1857). When certain passages in Madame Bovarywere judged to be offensive to public morals, Flaubert, his publisher, and his printer were tried but acquitted. Vance, Simon: -Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. |