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In the second part of his examination of Flaubert and his creation of Madame Bovary, Vargas Llosa leaves his impassioned review of his love for the novel and why we readers fall in love with the characters in novels that we do to backgrounds and sources of the work as well as a justification of why Madame Bovary was the first modern novel. I find it fascinating.
“Madame Bovary, c’est moi.”
— Nov 30, 2017 02:08AM
“Madame Bovary, c’est moi.”
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Joey Anderson
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I started this book as a lark since Flaubert’s novel has also been a favorite of mine and I liked the idea of reading why Madame Bovary was Vargas Llosa’s favorite. He also explains the kinds of novels he likes on a personal basis, not the ones others told him he should like. Fascinating so far, but a warning: Flaubert uses quite coarse and obscene language in his letters that the author cites.
— Nov 27, 2017 01:43AM
