Madame Bovary

American  

[boh-vuh-ree] / ˈboʊ və ri /

noun

1. a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.

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Madame Bovary Cultural  

1. A novel by Gustave Flaubert. The title character, dissatisfied with her marriage, seeks happiness in adultery and finally commits suicide.

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Example Sentences

It's certainly an insight into the mind of an author who really made his name in 1984 with his third novel, Flaubert's Parrot, about a retired doctor obsessed with the renowned French writer behind Madame Bovary.

From BBC

He's more into the timeless classics, like Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" and Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

From Salon

Later this year, Pickett’s “Emma Bovary,” which is not a straight adaptation but inspired by Gustave Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary,” with a Peter Salem score, gets a world premiere at the National Ballet of Canada.

From Washington Post

A banquet staged by one of her characters draws on a feast described in “Madame Bovary,” a flourish typical of Ms. Ugresic’s fiction.

From New York Times

It's made me a more ambitious, active, curious book lover, whether I'm engaging with Madame Bovary or Carrie Soto.

From Salon