Sentimental Education
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Publishing Details
Sentimental Education
By (Author) Gustave Flaubert
Edited by Geoffrey Wall
Introduction by Robert Baldick
Revised by Geoffrey Wall
Translated by Robert Baldick
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
15th October 2004
5th February 2004
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
843.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
512
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
351g
Description
Sentimental Education begins with the hero - Frederic Moreau - leaving Paris and returning to the provinces and his mother. Part love story, part historical novel and satire it tells of how Moreau is driven by passion for an unattainable older woman. His 'sentimental education' turns out to be more of an anxious quest than a happy one, echoing Flaubert's own life experience of unrequited love. Packed with vivid detail and characterised by its historical authenticity, the book was described by Flaubert as 'the moral history of the men of my generation'.
Author Bio
Flaubert was born in 1821. After illness ended a career in law, he retired to live with his mother and devote himself to writing. He achieved limited success in his own lifetime, but his reputation grew steadily after his death in 1880. Geoffrey Wall teaches French at the University of York. His biography of Flaubert has been translated into four languages.
