
Mauprat
George Sand(Author)
IngramSpark (Publisher)
Published on 6. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-1-0879-6586-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mauprat is a novel by George Sand that was first serialised in 1837. It is a love story that resists the courtship conventions of its time and focuses on the education of Bernard Mauprat by his love interest, Edmée. The powerful story challenges the notion of a passive female role in courtship and is an important feminist novel of the 19th century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0879-6586-4 (9781087965864)
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Gustave Flaubert
French novelist Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) is regarded as one of the finest authors in Western literature. He was born and spent a lot of his early years in Rouen, France. He attended law school in France but decided to focus on writing instead. In addition, Flaubert is renowned for his rigorous writing style. He is noted for always striving for ""le mot juste,"" or ""the correct phrase,"" in all of his writing. ""Salammbô,"" ""Sentimental Education,"" and ""Bouvard and Pécuchet"" are a few of his other works.
George Sand
The pen name of French author Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin was George Sand (1804-1876). She was born in Paris, although she spent her formative years in the countryside before relocating to Paris, where she rose to prominence in the literary and artistic worlds. Sand is renowned for leading an unorthodox lifestyle that includes dressing like a man, smoking cigars, and engaging in a number of affairs. Women's rights and issues of social justice were frequent topics in her work. Her best-known pieces are ""Consuelo,"" ""Indiana,"" and ""Lélia.""