BOUVARD & PÉCUCHET (Annotated) - Enriched Edition A Satirical Novel

Gustave Flaubert

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Flaubert's unfinished final novel, Bouvard & Pécuchet, is a vast comic anatomy of nineteenth-century knowledge. Two Parisian copy-clerks inherit money, retire to Normandy, and attempt to master agriculture, chemistry, medicine, archaeology, education, politics, religion, and literature—only to expose the absurdities, contradictions, and fashionable certainties of each discipline. Written in Flaubert's crystalline, impersonal prose, the book extends realism into encyclopedic satire, anticipating modernist skepticism toward systems, expertise, and bourgeois "common sense." Gustave Flaubert, author of Madame Bovary and Sentimental Education, spent his career perfecting an art of exact style and merciless observation. His hatred of cliché, intellectual laziness, and received opinion culminated in this late project, closely connected to his Dictionary of Received Ideas. Years of reading and note-taking fed the novel's structure, making it both a narrative and a critique of the century's faith in progress, classification, and universal explanation. This book is essential for readers interested in satire, intellectual history, and the evolution of the modern novel. Difficult, eccentric, and extraordinarily funny, Bouvard & Pécuchet rewards patience with a penetrating vision of human folly and the tragicomic limits of knowledge.

This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

Disponibile da: 17/12/2023.

Lunghezza di stampa: 330 pagine.

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