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The Perpetual Orgy
Flaubert and Madame Bovary
Mario Vargas Llosa
Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · September 1, 1987
Reading lane: French Literary Criticism
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The book's first section is a tete-a-tete with Emma Bovary; the second traces the gestation and birth of the novel, as well as Flaubert's method, his mania for documentation, and the novel's literary sources; the third situates it in literary history.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Reading Flaubert Anew
A close, three-part reading of Emma Bovary, Flaubert’s methods, and the novel’s literary place.
Come here for
- A fresh encounter with Madame Bovary
- Literary context that stays close to the novel
Expect
- Three sections on Emma, Flaubert’s craft, and literary history
- Attention to documentation, method, and literary sources
Book Details
- Authors
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Published
- September 1, 1987
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- French Literary Criticism · Iberian Lit Crit
- Reading lane
- French Literary Criticism
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Publisher Categories
Iberian Lit Crit
About This Book
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The book's first section is a tete-a-tete with Emma Bovary; the second traces the gestation and birth of the novel, as well as Flaubert's method, his mania for documentation, and the novel's literary sources; the third situates it in literary history. Vargas Llosa's first work of non-fiction will send the reader back to Flaubert's masterpiece with renewed interest.
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