Sentimental Education

Sentimental Education The Story Of A Young Man (1922)

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Sentimental Education: The Story Of A Young Man is a novel written by Gustave Flaubert and first published in 1869. The book tells the story of Fr�����d�����ric Moreau, a young man from a bourgeois family in 19th century France, who falls in love with a married woman named Madame Arnoux. The novel follows Fr�����d�����ric's life over the course of several years, as he moves from Paris to the countryside and back again, encountering various people and experiencing different social and political upheavals.Throughout the novel, Flaubert explores themes of love, desire, class, politics, and the changing nature of French society during the mid-19th century. The book is widely regarded as a masterpiece of French literature and a seminal work of the realist movement.Sentimental Education is also notable for its complex narrative structure, which incorporates multiple points of view, flashbacks, and shifts in time and space. Flaubert's prose is known for its precision and attention to detail, and the novel has been praised for its vivid portrayal of life in 19th century France.Overall, Sentimental Education: The Story Of A Young Man is a rich and complex work of literature that continues to captivate readers with its nuanced exploration of love, desire, and the human condition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Book information

ISBN: 9781164206378
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Imprint: Kessinger Publishing
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 598
Weight: 789g
Height: 152mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 30mm