THE MARTYR OF STYLE
Gustave Flaubert famously sought "le mot juste"—the perfect word—at any cost. In this rigorous study, Alex Omberg examines the writer who removed his own personality from the page to birth the Realist Revolution.
Inside, you will discover:
The "shouting test" and the obsession with rhythm.
The structural genius of Madame Bovary and free indirect discourse.
The paralysis of a generation in Sentimental Education.
The encyclopedia of human stupidity in Bouvard and Pecuchet.
Discover why Flaubert remains the "writer's writer" and the invisible force behind modern fiction.
Master the art of objectivity.
