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This book comes with an introduction by Roger Clark, University of Kent at Canterbury. Castigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial matters. For the writer, subject matter was subordinate to his anguished quest for aesthetic perfection. For his twentieth-century successors, the formal experiments that underpin Madame Bovary look forward to the innovations of contemporary fiction.Flaubert's protagonist in particular has never ceased to fascinate. Romantic heroine or middle-class neurotic, flawed wife and mother or passionate protester against the conventions of bourgeois society, simultaneously the subject of Flaubert's admiration and the butt of his irony - Emma Bovary remains one of the most enigmatic of fictional creations. Flaubert's meticulous approach to the craft of fiction, his portrayal of contemporary reality, his representation of an unforgettable cast of characters make Madame Bovary one of the major landmarks of modern fiction.
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Madame Bovary is the greatest novel written by Gustave Flaubert. The book is translated by . has done a great job in translating the novel without losing ita charm and grace. I am sure the book is as good as its original version. It’s a woman’s desperate quest for freedom and romance but she goes in the wrong direction and her dreams turns into nightmares. Charles Bovary is a doctor in a small village. He marries a young and beautiful woman Emma. Emma is completely fascinated by the romantic novels. She finds the same romance and love in her husband as she read in books. She does not take care of her husband and her responsibilities. However, Charles loves her the most and tries to keep her happy by all means. Emma is feels her marriage is frustrating and hellish. She makes lovers and they seduce Emma with the illusions of romance. Her affairs are just the fleeting moments of satisfaction. She eventually incurs debts and poisons herself on the day bailiffs raid her house, unable to take the shame. Emma cheats on her husband, spends all his money and drive her child to an orphanage. This is the clear story. It gives no moral but a human story. Flaubert' skewed the vulgarities and pettiness of the middle-class in French period. Flaubert is not afraid to describe female sexual longings and sex scenes are descriptive. I understood why this was a controversial novel. It seems that Flaubert understands the woman mind. He has so thoroughly explains the feeling that arouse in Emma’s mind and heart. he writing is very fine, and will continue to attract those who love the French language. This is a rare novel of its time as its main character Emma is selfish and not noble. Everyone who reads it will surely enjoy it.
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