{"product_id":"madame-bovary-9780553213416","title":"Madame Bovary","description":"By: Gustave Flaubert     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern  literature--Emma Bovary.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e searingly  depicts the human mind in search of transcendence.  Who is Madame Bovary?  Flaubert's  answer to this question was superb:  \"Madame Bovary, c'est moi.\"  Acclaimed as a  masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, the work catapulted Flaubert to the ranks  of the world's greatest novelists.  This volume, with its fine translation by Lowell  Bair, a perceptive introduction by Leo Bersani, and a complete supplement of essays  and critical comments, is the indispensable \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Bantam Classics","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46096537845987,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780553213416","price":39.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780553213416.jpg?v=1741339418","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/madame-bovary-9780553213416","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}