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This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature--Emma Bovary.
"Madame Bovary has a perfection that not only stamps it, but that makes it stand almost alone; it holds itself with such a supreme unapproachable assurance as both excites and defies judgement." - Henry James
Unhappily married to a devoted, clumsy provincial doctor, Emma revolts against the ordinariness of her life by pursuing voluptuous dreams of ecstasy and love. But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering corruption and downfall. A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary
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Manufacturer: Bantam Classics
Release date: 1 July 1982
ISBN-10 : 0553213415 | ISBN-13: 9780553213416
Release date: 1 July 1982
ISBN-10 : 0553213415 | ISBN-13: 9780553213416
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