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Sentimental Education (Penguin Classics)
Gustave Flaubert
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Description for Sentimental Education (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Frederic Moreau is a law student returning home to Normandy from Paris when he first notices Mme Arnoux, a slender, dark woman several years older than himself. It is the beginning of an infatuation that will last a lifetime. He befriends her husband, influential businessman Jacques Arnoux, and their paths cross and re-cross over the years. Editor(s): Wall, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Baldick, Robert. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 418 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Part love story, part historical novel, part satire, and an evocative tale youthful passion, Gustave Flaubert's A Sentimental Education is translated by Robert Baldick and revised with an introduction by Geoffrey Wall in Penguin Classics.
Frederic Moreau is a law student returning home to Normandy from Paris when he first notices Mme Arnoux, a slender, dark woman several years older than himself. It is the beginning of an infatuation that will last a lifetime. He befriends her husband, influential businessman Jacques Arnoux, and their paths cross and re-cross over the years. Through financial upheaval, political turmoil and countless affairs, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140447972
SKU
V9780140447972
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About Gustave Flaubert
Flaubert was born in 1821. After illness ended a career in law, he retired to live with his mother and devote himself to writing. He achieved limited success in his own lifetime, but his reputation grew steadily after his death in 1880. Geoffrey Wall teaches French at the University of York. His biography of Flaubert has been ... Read more
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