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"This collection . . . is a wonderful read and relevant in every way with today’s readers as it was to the nineteenth century readers of its day . . . Perfect." —Parent Talk
Published at the end of Flaubert's career, Three Tales is a collection of three compelling short stories about faith, loneliness and love. In `A Simple Heart' (the inspiration for Julian Barnes's novel Flaubert's Parrot), a saint-like servant girl begins to experience religious visions of her pet parrot after enduring the loss of loved ones. `The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller', based on a stained-glass window in Rouen Cathedral, presents the origin story of Julian the Hospitaller, who renounces the violence of his past and cares for the indigent. `Herodias', the final story, retells the beheading of St John the Baptist, and the seduction of Herod by Salome. Elegant and bracing, Three Tales is a rich, stylistic showcase from the writer best known for the perennial favourite Madame Bovary.
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Three Tales
Published at the end of Flaubert's career, Three Tales is a collection of three compelling short stories about faith, loneliness and love. In `A Simple Heart' (the inspiration for Julian Barnes's novel Flaubert's Parrot), a saint-like servant girl begins to experience religious visions of her pet parrot after enduring the loss of loved ones. `The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller', based on a stained-glass window in Rouen Cathedral, presents the origin story of Julian the Hospitaller, who renounces the violence of his past and cares for the indigent. `Herodias', the final story, retells the beheading of St John the Baptist, and the seduction of Herod by Salome. Elegant and bracing, Three Tales is a rich, stylistic showcase from the writer best known for the perennial favourite Madame Bovary.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940175471787 |
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| Publisher: | Naxos Audiobooks |
| Publication date: | 03/30/2018 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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