Bouvard Et Pecuchet (French Edition) [Mass Market Paperback]

Gustave Flaubert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

Comme il faisait une chaleur de 33 degrés, le boulevard Bourdon se trouvait absolument désert.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (FR) (January 2000)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2266089951
• ISBN-13: 978-2266089951
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,114,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only book about EVERYTHING IN LIFE!, March 31, 2000

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This review is from: Bouvard Et Pecuchet (Classiques Francais) (French Edition) (Paperback)

This unfinished work by Gustave Flaubert was meant to be a manifesto against what he called the "French stupidity". The book was so ambitious that Flaubert had to immerse himself in different disciplines, all totally new and unknown for him such as agriculture and chemistry. Unfortunately he died before completing this magnificent book.

Bouvard and Pécuchet are a pair of copiers that meet each other by chance and soon become friends. One day, they receive an unexpected inheritance which allows them to finally pursue their dream: to write a huge book about every subject in the world; chemistry, biology, agriculture, politics, gymnastics and so on. They also want to discover the mysteries of love, magic, religion and education. Obviously this ambitious project ends as a disaster and Bouvard and Pecuchet decide to go back to the copying business and forget all about their unrealizable great project.