A Simple Heart
of Gustave Flaubert, Charlotte Mandell (Translator)
Description
With an attention to the details of bourgeois life considered almost scandalous at the time, A Simple Heart will remind many why Gustave Flaubert was acclaimed as the first great master of realism. But this heart-breaking tale of a simple servant woman and her life-long search for love meant something else to Flaubert. Written near the end of his life, the work was meant to be a tribute to George Sandâwho died before it was finishedâand was written in answer to an argument the two were having over the importance of realism. Although the tale displays his virtuosic gift for telling detail, and is based on one of his actual servants, Flaubert said it exemplified his belief that "Beauty is the object of all my efforts." This sparkling new translation by Charlotte Mandell shows how impeccably Flaubert achieved his goal.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 62 pages
- Publisher Melville House
- Publication Date September 1st 2004
- First Publication 11/06/77
- Language English
- ISBN 9780974607887
- Edition The Art of the Novella
- Category Fiction
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