description: Often described as the perfect novel, Madame Bovary is said to have had an influence on modern fiction that is so profound it is difficult to perceive. It relates the tale of a bored and unsatisfied woman, struggling to find contentment in nineteenth-century middle-class French society. To cope with the emptiness of her existence she embarks on a series of disastrous affairs and runs up huge debts.
language: English
title: Madame Bovary
titlecomplete: Madame Bovary
characters: Monsieur Homais, Léon Dupuis, Emma Bovary, Rodolphe Boulanger, Berthe Bovary, Charles Bovary
genres: France, Fiction, Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction, French Literature, 19th Century, Classic Literature, Novels, Classics
ratings_count: 322261
places: Rouen, France, Yonville-l'Abbaye, Tostes
publisher: Bbc Book Pub