Madame Bovary

A major new translation of one of the most popular classics of all time; now in a gorgeous deluxe editionEmma Bovary is beautiful and bored; trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent reader of sentimental novels; she longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance; in voracious spending and; eventually; in adultery. But even her affairs bring her disappointment and the consequences are devastating. Flaubert's erotically charged and psychologically acute portrayal of Emma Bovary caused a moral outcry on its publication in 1857. It was deemed so lifelike that many women claimed they were the model for his heroine; but Flaubert insisted: 'Madame Bovary; c'est moi'.For more than seventy years; Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1;700 titles; Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors; as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Buy now the item at ONLY: 22.00