Project Gutenberg 2014-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 101 Flaubert, Gustave 1821 1880 Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, part 2 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows two middle-aged clerks, Bouvard and Pécuchet, who, after coming into an inheritance, abandon their previous lives to pursue a multitude of interests, ultimately leading them to the study of various aspects of knowledge, religion, and education. The book explores themes of ambition, the absurdity of attempts to acquire knowledge, and the futility of the bourgeois aspiration for self-improvement. The opening of the text introduces us to Bouvard and Pécuchet after they've experienced the mundane routines of their earlier lives. Both characters are depicted as somewhat hapless yet earnest as they navigate the complexities of newfound interests, including their dabbling in religious practices, art, and philosophy. Their initial attempts to engage with pious texts and rituals reflect their longing for meaning and fulfillment in life, revealing their character's deep desire for connection and understanding. The tone is a blend of tragedy and comedy as their earnest endeavors often come to comical failures, setting the stage for their exploration of both enlightenment and folly that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 502759 502767 2024-09-19T14:23:05.501726 2023-09-20T10:23:32.375876 text/html text/html 527497 2021-01-25T06:48:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 1237476 2021-01-25T06:48:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1343745 2024-09-19T14:23:13.540692 application/epub+zip 1349769 2024-09-19T14:23:06.928743 application/epub+zip 259625 2024-09-19T14:23:06.242762 application/epub+zip 1509302 2024-09-19T14:23:18.704666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1471462 2024-09-19T14:23:12.909688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384633 2022-09-21T10:20:57.395569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461186 461023 2024-09-19T14:23:04.255745 2023-09-20T10:23:31.276861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 479552 2014-09-20T09:56:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187161 2014-09-20T09:58:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479568 2014-09-20T09:56:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186820 2014-09-20T09:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21368 2024-09-19T14:23:18.843662 application/rdf+xml 18247 2024-09-19T14:23:06.461733 image/jpeg 3152 2024-09-19T14:23:06.415723 image/jpeg 1243667 2024-09-19T14:23:05.790746 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia