Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
Flaubert's masterpiece of provincial unhappiness. Translated by Eleanor Marx (Karl Marx's daughter). The first great novel of disillusionment.
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Why we picked it
The great French novel of provincial dissatisfaction. Flaubert was put on trial for it. Translated by Eleanor Marx.
Suitable for 16+. Level B2-C1, which means readers comfortable with upper-intermediate English will follow it without a dictionary; lower-intermediate readers can read with light support.
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