A doctor's wife in provincial France pursues passion and luxury to escape her dull existence, with devastating results.
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A doctor's wife in provincial France pursues passion and luxury to escape her dull existence, with devastating results.
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Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When the novel was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal on 7 February 1857, Madame Bovary became a bestseller ...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Multiple adulterous affairs depicted with explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of violent scenes; not central
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Examines gender roles and societal expectations
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide by main character depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional suffering, financial exploitation, and domestic strain
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