Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary (1856) is the story of Emma Bovary, unhappily married to a provincial French doctor, and her ultimately futile attempts to exchange dull reality for a more romantic life. In the years since its publication it has been hailed as a groundbreaking and classic work of realist literature.

• Literature lovers keen to get acquainted with one of the great novels
• Romantics who are drawn to stories of love and longing
• Students of psychology intrigued by complex character studies

Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist born in 1821, who became famous for his detailed, realistic writing style most notably in his famous novel Madame Bovary. His other works include Sentimental Education, Salammbô, and The Temptation of Saint Anthony. He is best known for his meticulously detailed writing style and for the psychological depth and complexity of his characterisation.