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Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert
Released
June 12, 2026
Length
12 hrs 36 mins
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Unabridged Audiobook
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AI narration
Publisher
Independently Published
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"Madame Bovary" follows Emma Rouault, whose idyllic visions of romance, shaped by her convent upbringing and romantic novels, clash with the realities of her mundane marriage to Charles Bovary, a modest health officer. As she seeks fulfillment through various affairs, including a failed romance with a local young man and an enticing but destructive relationship with a wealthy landowner, Emma spirals into debt and despair. Her tragic journey unfolds with poignant irony and psychological depth, culminating in her painful demise and the subsequent fallout for her family. Flaubert’s masterful narrative challenges societal norms and introduces the concept of "bovarysme," reflecting the human tendency to distort one's reality.
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