Summary

First published in 1869, this novel offers a meticulously accurate, ironic depiction of uneventful lives in a crucial period of European history. Flaubert combines intricate political and social upheaval with a close scrutiny of individual motives to produce one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.

Classification

• Dewey Decimal: 843.8

Book Details

• Physical Description: 5.0"x7.7"x1.0"; 0.8 lb; 528 pages
• Edition Info: Paperback; 2008-06-15

Subjects

• Literature & Fiction -- Authors, A-Z -- ( F ) -- Flaubert, Gustave
• Literature & Fiction -- Classics -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- Classics -- General AAS
• Literature & Fiction -- History & Criticism -- Criticism & Theory -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- History & Criticism -- Criticism & Theory -- General AAS
• Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- British -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- British -- General AAS
• Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- French
• Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- United States -- History & Criticism -- Literary Theory
• Literature & Fiction -- Contemporary
• Literature & Fiction -- Literary
• Literature & Fiction -- General -- Classics
• Literature & Fiction -- General -- General
• Literature & Fiction -- General AAS

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