Bouvard und Pécuchet: Roman aus dem Nachlass by Gustave Flaubert

"Bouvard und Pécuchet: Roman aus dem Nachlass" by Gustave Flaubert is an unfinished satirical novel published in 1881. Two Parisian copy-clerks become friends and move to the French countryside after one inherits a fortune. They embark on an ambitious quest for knowledge, attempting to master nearly every field of study—from agriculture to philosophy. Each endeavor ends in failure, exposing the limitations of human understanding. Their intellectual misadventures strain relations with suspicious villagers, leading toward an unexpected conclusion about the pursuit of wisdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880
Translator Fischer, E. W. (Eduard Wilhelm), 1876-1960
Title Bouvard und Pécuchet: Roman aus dem Nachlass
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_und_P%C3%A9cuchet
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction
Subject French fiction -- Translations into German
Category Text
eBook-No. 63096
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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