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Madame Bovary

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Madame Bovary

Written by: Eleanor Marx-Aveling - translator, Gustave Flaubert
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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 Emma Bovary is a sensuous and sentimental young woman whose romantic ideals make her dissatisfied with her humdrum married life. In an attempt to escape into an exciting world of passion and dreams, she drifts into sordid affairs with Rodolphe Boulanger and Leon 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.

Public Domain (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Literary Fiction Romance Classics Literature Collection

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"It still astonishes. If one were to ask, 'World, which is the most perfect novel ever written?' the world would immediately answer: Madame Bovary. " (Washington Post Book World)
"Madame Bovary is like the railroad stations erected in its epoch: graceful, even floral, but cast of iron." (John Updike)

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Absolutely fabulous. What brilliance of prose. Flaubert was a true proto-modernist. The narrator possesses the ability to give each character a unique inflection. A very enjoyable listen.

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