Intermediate French with Carlito

Why France Put Madame Bovary on Trial

Intermediate French with Carlito

Show Notes

👉 Download your FREE "Madame Bovary, en douceur" Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-madame-bovary-en-douceur-guide

In this episode, I tell you the story of the most scandalous novel in French history, and of the woman at its heart.

Why France put a book on trial in 1857, who Emma Bovary really was, and why, more than a century later, her longing for a more beautiful life still touches us.

A calm, human walk into French literature, with a gentle invitation to read a little Flaubert yourself.

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