Sentimental Education - Softcover

Flaubert, Gustave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451505794 ISBN 13: 9780451505798

Publisher: Signet Classics, 1972

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About this title

From the Back Cover

Frederic Moreau, a moderately gifted young provincial, is ambitious in many ways: he dreams of fame, of vast wealth, of literary and artistic achievement, of a grand passion. On the Paris paddle-steamer which transports him to his home town of Nogent-sur-Seine at the outset of the novel, he becomes transfixed by the demure Madame Arnoux and, back in Paris, cultivates her ebullient and enterprising husband in order to be near her. Frederic's devotion fluctuates like his other enthusiasms, and he is caught up in the intense pleasures and the inevitable ennuis of Parisian life.

About the Author

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 translated into four languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet Classics
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0451505794
• ISBN 13: 9780451505798
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English