Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, part 1 by Flaubert
"Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, part 1" by Gustave Flaubert is an unfinished satirical novel published in 1881. Two Parisian copy-clerks meet by chance and become inseparable friends. When one inherits a fortune, they move to the French countryside and embark on an ambitious quest for knowledge. Over years, they attempt to master nearly every field—agriculture, science, literature, philosophy, religion—but each endeavor ends in failure. Their misadventures expose
the hidden weaknesses of human understanding while alienating them from their provincial neighbors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 |
|---|---|
| Title | Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, part 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 25014 |
| Release Date | Apr 7, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Mar 30, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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