Madame Bovary
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- May 25, 2022
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On February 7, 1857, the people of France put the new author Gustave Flaubert on trial. They accused him of insulting public decency and offending societal morals with the release of his new book, Madame Bovary. What did Madame Bovary do? It dared to examine the life of an adulterous woman to understand why she might be driven to that sin. Emma Bovary’s husband, child, and life bore her. She dreams of abandoning her provincial existence in the rural town of Yonville to live like the wealthy and extravagant. When she meets the wealthy and charming Rodolphe, Emma has an affair with him to live the life of her dreams. Madame Bovary explores the powerlessness of women at the time and mediocre existence of middle class life in France.
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Author - Gustave Flaubert
Original title - Madame Bovary: Mœurs de province
Country - France
Language - French
Genre - Realist Novel
Publication date - 1856
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