Bouvard et Pécuchet by Gustave Flaubert
"Bouvard et Pécuchet" by Gustave Flaubert is an unfinished satirical novel published in 1881. Two Parisian copy-clerks meet by chance and become inseparable friends. When one inherits a fortune, they relocate to the French countryside and embark on an ambitious quest for knowledge. They plunge enthusiastically into nearly every field of study—agriculture, science, history, literature, philosophy—only to stumble repeatedly. Their misadventures expose the hidden weaknesses of human knowledge while their relationship with
skeptical villagers deteriorates, leading toward an unexpected conclusion about the nature of understanding itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 |
|---|---|
| Title | Bouvard et Pécuchet |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Subject | Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 14157 |
| Release Date | Nov 26, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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