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A softcover edition in fine condition. Covers are clean, bright, and square, with no creasing to the spine. The pages are crisp and unmarked throughout. A tight, fresh book in excellent shape. First Vintage Classics edition, January 1992. Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary: Patterns of Provincial Life, translated by Francis Steegmuller, published by Vintage Books, New York. Steegmuller was a prolific translator and authority on French literature, a National Book Award recipient, and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour; his 1957 translation of Madame Bovary is widely regarded by scholars as the standard English-language rendering of the novel, praised for its fidelity to Flaubert's rhythm and prose style. First published in French in 1856 and immediately prosecuted for obscenity before becoming a bestseller, Madame Bovary follows Emma Bovary, a doctor's wife in provincial Normandy.

This well-preserved, beautiful softcover edition is in very good condition with no marks or tears and shows absolutely minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, unmarked, and the book is tight, square, and well kept. Madame Bovary: Patterns of Provincial Life is a renowned English translation of Gustave Flaubert's seminal 1857 novel, Madame Bovary. Francis Steegmuller was an esteemed American biographer, translator, and critic, particularly noted for his expertise in French literature. His translation of Madame Bovary is often regarded as one of the definitive English versions, praised for capturing the subtleties and stylistic elements of Flaubert's writing.