Flaubert in the Ruins of Paris: The Story of a Friendship, a Novel, and a Terrible Year
by Peter Brooks
Peter Brooks tells the story of Flaubert through the intertwined themes of friendship, literature, and a terrible year in Paris. Focusing on a novel and a city in ruins, this study places literary life within a deeply unsettled historical setting.
About This Book
Peter Brooks examines Gustave Flaubert in the context of Paris during a terrible year.
The book centers on the relationship between a friendship, a novel, and the experience of a city in ruins.
It offers a literary and historical exploration of Flaubert’s world and the forces surrounding his work.
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