Madame Bovary

A landmark of literary realism, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is a masterful exploration of desire, disillusionment, and the quiet tragedies hidden beneath ordinary life. First published in 1857, this groundbreaking novel shocked its contemporaries and forever changed the course of modern fiction.The story centers on Emma Bovary, a young woman raised on romantic dreams and fantasies of passion, luxury, and refinement. Married to a well-meaning but unimaginative country doctor, Emma soon fin ...