The Letters of Gustave Flaubert
Author | : Gustave Flaubert |
Publisher | : Macmillan Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 720 |
Release | : 2001-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0330488473 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780330488471 |
Rating | : 4/5 (471 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Letters of Gustave Flaubert written by Gustave Flaubert and published by Macmillan Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume we learn of the young Flaubert, unhappy at school, tormented as a lover. We travel with him to the temples and brothels of Egypt; to Palestine, Turkey, and then later to Tunisia. We witness the genesis of some of the most remarkable literature of his time, and even settle down with him, at last, to a cultured and financially insecure old age.