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Bouvard and Pecuchet
by Gustave Flaubert
ISBN: 0809533626
ISBN-13: 9780809533626
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Unfinished at his death, Flaubert's final work is a vastly funny satire of the intellectual and moral pretensions of 19th-century French bourgeois society. It features two Chaplinesque clerks who, with the help of a surprise legacy, attempt to scale the heights of knowledge-only to discover an abyss of stupidity.
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"Polymath pessimism is irradiated by gleams of poetry: slapstick fused with the sadness of things: understandably Joyce's favorite book." -- Cyril Connolly
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Wildside Pr
Published date: 2003
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1.14 pounds
Pages: 299
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Bouvard and Pecuchet, Part 1 [Hardcover]
Flaubert, Gustave
1954 NEW DIRECTIONS, first thus., in faded DJ. Also includes DICTIONARY OF ACCEPTED IDEAS. Transl. Jacques Barzun. Tight, bright, unmarked. ( more information) Offered by NedSparrowBooks.com (United States)
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Bouvard and Pecuchet, Part 1 (Qty: 5)
Gustave Flaubert
Wildside Press, 2003-11. Hardcover. New. Brand New. In Stock. Order Now. Free upgrade with tracking. Over 600,000 items available. Buy from a trusted Power Seller. ( more information) Offered by *** www.HarvardBooksellers.com *** (United States)
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