Summary
Gustave Flaubert: Mme Bovary
MAME BOVARY is the masterpiece of the famous French writer Gustave Flaubert and a classic of world literature.
Emma Rouault is the beautiful daughter of a country landowner. She spent her youth and education in a monastery where she received her education. At the same time, she secretly enjoyed reading romance novels, imagining how her life would be full of fatal and romantic loves. But when she marries the disreputable but kind-hearted country doctor Charles Bovary, she will realize that the gap between her expectations and the boredom of everyday life is too great. The eager adventurer will engage in several love affairs. Charles still loves her and tries to do everything to make her happy. But Emma's desire for a lover, beautiful dresses and a party leads her into ever-increasing debts. At some point, he will find himself in front of a wall...
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