BOUVARD & PÉCUCHET (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Satirical NovelBy Gustave Flaubert
Length14h
About this audiobook
Flaubert's unfinished final novel, Bouvard & Pécuchet, is a vast comic anatomy of nineteenth-century knowledge. Two Parisian copy-clerks inherit money, retire to Normandy, and attempt to master agriculture, chemistry, medicine, archaeology, education, politics, religion, and literature—only to expose the absurdities, contradictions, and fashionable certainties of each discipline. Written in Flaubert's crystalline, impersonal prose, the book extends realism into encyclopedic satire, anticipating modernist skepticism toward systems, expertise, and bourgeois "common sense." Gustave Flaubert, author of Madame Bovary and Sentimental Education, spent his career perfecting an art of exact style and merciless observation. His hatred of cliché, intellectual laziness, and received opinion culminated in this late project, closely connected to his Dictionary of Received Ideas. Years of reading and note-taking fed the novel's structure, making it both a narrative and a critique of the century's faith in progress, classification, and universal explanation. This book is essential for readers interested in satire, intellectual history, and the evolution of the modern novel. Difficult, eccentric, and extraordinarily funny, Bouvard & Pécuchet rewards patience with a penetrating vision of human folly and the tragicomic limits of knowledge.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length14 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 17, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Sentimental Education - An Autobiographical Novel (Complete Edition) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
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6Chapter I. Kindred Souls.
7Chapter II. Experiments in Agriculture.
8Chapter III. Amateur Chemists.
9Chapter IV. Researches in Archæology.
10Chapter V. Romance and the Drama.
11Chapter VI. Revolt of the People.
12Chapter VII. “Unlucky in Love.”
13Chapter VIII. New Diversions.
14Chapter IX. Sons of the Church.
15Chapter X. Lessons in Art and Science.
16Conference
17Analysis
18Reflection
19Memorable Quotes
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