Three Tales
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Gustave Flaubert's Three Tales stands as one of the masterworks of nineteenth-century French prose, presenting three distinct yet thematically rich narratives in a single, elegant volume. The collection comprises A Simple Heart, a deeply moving account of a devoted Norman servant whose life of quiet sacrifice illuminates the nature of faith and love; The Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator, a haunting medieval fable of sin, guilt, and redemption; and Herodias, a vivid and sensuous retelling of the beheading of John the Baptist at the court of Herod. Written near the end of Flaubert's life, these stories showcase the same meticulous, crystalline prose style that distinguished Madame Bovary, wielding psychological precision and lyrical beauty in equal measure. Together, the tales chronicle the full spectrum of human devotion — earthly, spiritual, and political — cementing Flaubert's reputation as one of literature's supreme craftsmen.
Author: Flaubert
Format: Paperback
Published: 1961, Penguin Classics
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Gustave Flaubert's Three Tales stands as one of the masterworks of nineteenth-century French prose, presenting three distinct yet thematically rich narratives in a single, elegant volume. The collection comprises A Simple Heart, a deeply moving account of a devoted Norman servant whose life of quiet sacrifice illuminates the nature of faith and love; The Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator, a haunting medieval fable of sin, guilt, and redemption; and Herodias, a vivid and sensuous retelling of the beheading of John the Baptist at the court of Herod. Written near the end of Flaubert's life, these stories showcase the same meticulous, crystalline prose style that distinguished Madame Bovary, wielding psychological precision and lyrical beauty in equal measure. Together, the tales chronicle the full spectrum of human devotion — earthly, spiritual, and political — cementing Flaubert's reputation as one of literature's supreme craftsmen.