Paperback, 332 pages
English language
Published Sept. 6, 2010 by Oneworld Classics.
Beautiful Emma Rouault yearns for the life of wealth, passion, and romance she has encountered in popular sentimental fiction, and when her doctor, the well-meaning but awkward and unremarkable Charles Bovary, begins to pay her attention, she imagines that she may be granted her wish. However, after their marriage, Emma soon becomes frustrated with the boredom of provincial life and finds herself seeking escape and contemplating adultery. As Emma’s efforts to make a reality of her fantasies become more dangerous, both she and those around her must face the shattering consequences of her actions.
Causing widespread scandal when it was published in 1857, Gustave Flaubert’s masterpiece is one of the landmark works of 19th-century realist fiction. This crisp new translation captures the psychological realism of the original and echoes the verbal precision for which Flaubert is rightly famed. This edition includes pictures and an extensive section about the author's life …
Beautiful Emma Rouault yearns for the life of wealth, passion, and romance she has encountered in popular sentimental fiction, and when her doctor, the well-meaning but awkward and unremarkable Charles Bovary, begins to pay her attention, she imagines that she may be granted her wish. However, after their marriage, Emma soon becomes frustrated with the boredom of provincial life and finds herself seeking escape and contemplating adultery. As Emma’s efforts to make a reality of her fantasies become more dangerous, both she and those around her must face the shattering consequences of her actions.
Causing widespread scandal when it was published in 1857, Gustave Flaubert’s masterpiece is one of the landmark works of 19th-century realist fiction. This crisp new translation captures the psychological realism of the original and echoes the verbal precision for which Flaubert is rightly famed. This edition includes pictures and an extensive section about the author's life and works. --back cover
Präzise, zum Teil auch ein wenig bissig, beschrieben. Der Ehebruch wird so angedeutet, dass man genau weiß, was Sache ist, ohne dass es zu genau ausgesprochen oder aber drumherumgeeiert wird. Die Charaktere sind schön ausgearbeitet. Das Ende finde ich besonders bemerkenswert und eindrücklich dargestellt.
Gekürztes Hörbuch. Wunderschöne Analyse wie eine Frau von ihren Glückserwartungen an Liebe, Ehe und Familie zerstört wird.
This story is haunting--and I finally know what that means. It's so well-written that I could actually feel Madame Bovary's boredom and inner despair.
There is a strong message here, as well, about what ennui can do. In this case, it lead to actions that not only ruined Madame Bovary's life, but that of her family, as well. Very tragic.
“Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.”
(Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
Classic examples of everything and everyone we should not be.
