Madame Bovary
MadameBovaryfocusesonadoctor'swife,EmmaBovary,whohasadulterousaffairsandlivesbeyondhermeansinordertoescapethebanalitiesandemptinessofprovinciallife.Thoughthebasicplotisrathersimple,evenarchetypal,thenovel'strueartliesinitsdetailsandhiddenpatterns.Flaubertwasanotoriousperfectionistandclaimedalwaystobesearchingforlemotjuste(thepreciseword).
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