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Madame Bovary
- Author
- Gustave Flaubert
- Narrator
- Daniel Brooks
- Publisher
- Briefly
- Publish Date
- 10 October 2025
- Run Time
- 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Gustave Flaubert
- Narrator
- Daniel Brooks
- Duration
- 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 October 2025
- ISBN
- 9798368903637
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Briefly
- Genre
- Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
key Insights. "Madame Bovary", first published in 1857. It is considered one of the greatest works of world literature and a seminal example of literary realism. The story follows the life of Emma Bovary, a young woman married to a country doctor, Charles Bovary. Dissatisfied with her provincial life and longing for romance and luxury, Emma becomes increasingly entangled in a web of debt and adultery. Flaubert's novel is a scathing critique of the French bourgeoisie and a masterful exploration of the consequences of romantic idealism and societal expectations.
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