Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published: 27/01/2005
ISBN: 9780140448009
Length: 144 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 8mm x 129mm
Weight: 112g
RRP: £7.99
First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness and religious experience, and together form a triumphant conclusion to Flaubert's literary career. With elegant simplicity, 'A Simple Heart' relates the story of Félicité - an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss. Inspired by a stained-glass window in Rouen cathedral, 'The Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator' describes the fate of Julian, a sadistic hunter destined to murder his own parents. The blend of faith and cruelty that dominates this story may also be found in 'Herodias' - a reworking of the tale of Salomé and John the Baptist.
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published: 27/01/2005
ISBN: 9780140448009
Length: 144 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 8mm x 129mm
Weight: 112g
RRP: £7.99