Madame BovaryPenguin978-14-0599-950-297814059995022027-05-06English (United Kingdom)—E-book
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Madame Bovary
- Translation
- Adam Thorpe
- Genres
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general · Classic fiction: literary and general · Fiction in translation
- 1993
- first published in English
- French
- original language
- 20
- edition in English
- —
- pages
A NEW TRANSLATION BY ADAM THORPE ‘A great novel that is also an inexhaustible pleasure to read' Guardian Emma Bovary is an avid reader of sentimental novels; brought up on a Normandy farm and convent-educated, she longs for romance. At first, Emma pins her hopes on marriage, but life with her well-meaning husband in the provinces leaves her bored and dissatisfied. She seeks escape through extravagant spending sprees and, eventually, adultery. As Emma pursues her impossible reverie she seals her own ruin. Madame Bovary is one of the greatest, most beguiling novels ever written. ‘Thorpe's new translation is stunning and heartily recommended Scotsman ‘Thorpe's new translation is to die for’ Independent ‘[Thorpe’s] hard work has yielded beauty. The rhythms are perfectly judged, unexpected enough to make the reader attend to every word’ Robert Chandler, TLS
Editions
20 editions · sort: newestMadame BovaryPenguin978-14-0599-950-297814059995022027-05-06English (United Kingdom)—E-bookMadame BovaryPenguin978-14-0599-949-697814059994962027-05-06English (United Kingdom)384Softcover
Madame BovaryUnion Square Co978-14-5496-475-997814549647592026-04-23English (United Kingdom)—Softcover
Madame BovaryVintage Classicstrans. Adam Thorpe978-17-8487-845-097817848784502023-07-06English (United Kingdom)432Softcover
Madame BovaryBBC Digital Audioread by John Hurt978-17-8753-979-297817875397922020-12-10English (United Kingdom)—Audiobook · 2 h 45 min
Madame BovaryPenguin Classics978-02-4142-965-597802414296552019-09-26English (United Kingdom)—Audiobook · 15 h 9 min
Madame BovaryMacmillan Collector's Library978-15-0984-288-997815098428892017-09-21English (United Kingdom)432Hardcover
Madame Bovaryfingerprint978-81-7599-368-697881759936862016-05-01English (United States)320Softcover
Madame BovaryPenguin Classics978-01-4139-467-197801413946712014-08-07English (United Kingdom)384Hardcover
Madame BovaryModern Library978-08-1298-520-797808129852072013-08-13English (United States)464Softcover
Madame BovarySignet978-04-5141-850-097804514185002012-12-31English (United States)464Softcover
Madame BovaryPenguin Books978-01-4312-380-497801431238042012-12-12English (United States)432Hardcover
Madame BovaryVintage Classics978-00-9957-307-497800995730742012-10-04English (United Kingdom)384Softcover
Madame BovaryPenguin Classics978-01-4310-649-497801431064942012-04-05English (United Kingdom)384Softcover
Madame BovaryVintage Digitaltrans. Adam Thorpe978-14-4811-392-797814481139272012-01-31English (United Kingdom)—E-book
Madame BovaryPenguin978-01-4196-685-497801419668542010-11-25English (United Kingdom)—E-book
Madame BovaryPenguin978-01-4190-622-597801419062252007-08-02English (United Kingdom)—E-book
Madame BovaryHodder Stoughton978-18-4456-655-697818445665562007-05-03English (United Kingdom)—Audiobook
Madame Bovarycanongate978-19-0815-331-997819081533192006-11-29English (United Kingdom)—Softcover
Madame BovaryPenguin Classics978-01-4044-912-997801404491292003-01-30English (United Kingdom)384Softcover
