Name: A Simple Soul
SKU: 61687993
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Author: Gustave Flaubert

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Author

Gustave Flaubert

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Createspace

Language

English

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Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.2 cm

Weight

0.05 kg.

ISBN13

9781546821366

Synopsis "A Simple Soul"

"A Simple Heart", also called Un coeur simple or Le perroquet in French, is a story about a servant girl named Felicité. After her one and only love Théodore purportedly marries a well-to-do woman to avoid conscription, Felicité quits the farm she works on and heads for Pont-l'Évèque where she immediately picks up work in a widow's house as a servant. She is very loyal, and easily lends her affections to the two children of her mistress, Mme Aubain. She gives entirely to others, and although many take advantage of her she is unaffected. She is the epitome of a selfless character, and Flaubert shows how true altruism - the reality of being truly selfless - is the reward in itself. Whatever comes her way she is able to deal with it.

Gustave Flaubert

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Gustave Flaubert (Rouen, December 12, 1821-Croisset, May 8, 1880) was a French writer. Considered one of the greatest novelists worldwide, he is mainly known for his novel Madame Bovary, as well as for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, the best example of which was his endless search for le mot juste (‘the exact word’).

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