Simple Heart, A (Art of the Novel) - Softcover

Gustave Flaubert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974607886 ISBN 13: 9780974607887

Publisher: MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING, 2009

Synopsis

Vivid realism captures the attitudes of Felicite the housemaid and her life of domestic servitude in this deceptively simple tale. This beautifully packaged series of classic novellas includes the works of masterful writers. Inexpensive and collectible, they are the first single-volume publications of these classic tales, offering a closer look at this under-appreciated literary form and providing a fresh take on the world's most celebrated authors.

About this title

Review:

"Small wonders"
--"Time Out London"
"I wanted them all, even those I'd already read."
--Ron Rosenbaum, "The New York Observer"

About the Author:

GUSTAVE FLAUBERT was born in 1821 in Rouen, France, the son of a surgeon. He studied law but failed his exams and, after experiencing his first attack of what is thought to have been epilepsy--a condition he kept secret--he devoted himself to writing. His first novel, Madame Bovary, was published in 1857. It caused a scandal and led to Flaubert's prosecution on charges of immorality, but he was exonerated. His meticulous and realistic writing brought him continued recognition and esteem, although his subsequent books, such as A Sentimental Education and Salammbō, did not fare as well as Bovary, and he died in near-poverty in 1880.

About this edition

• Publisher: MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0974607886
• ISBN 13: 9780974607887
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62