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Madame Bovary

by Gustave FLAUBERT (1821 - 1880)

Part I, Chapter Two

Published in book form in April 1857, the novel focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns. Flaubert was notoriously perfectionist about his writing and claimed to always be searching for le mot juste (the right word)". (Summary from Wikipedia).

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Listen next episodes of Madame Bovary:
Part I, Chapter Eight , Part I, Chapter Five , Part I, Chapter Four , Part I, Chapter Nine , Part I, Chapter Seven , Part I, Chapter Six , Part I, Chapter Three , Part II, Chapter Eight , Part II, Chapter Eleven , Part II, Chapter Fifteen , Part II, Chapter Five , Part II, Chapter Four , Part II, Chapter Fourteen , Part II, Chapter Nine , Part II, Chapter One , Part II, Chapter Seven , Part II, Chapter Six , Part II, Chapter Ten , Part II, Chapter Thirteen , Part II, Chapter Three , Part II, Chapter Twelve , Part II, Chapter Two , Part III, Chapter Eight , Part III, Chapter Eleven , Part III, Chapter Five , Part III, Chapter Four , Part III, Chapter Nine , Part III, Chapter One , Part III, Chapter Seven , Part III, Chapter Six , Part III, Chapter Ten , Part III, Chapter Three , Part III, Chapter Two