La Orgía Perpetua by Mario Vargas Llosa

Flaubert y 'Madame Bovary

A lively, erudite essay that examines the genesis, technique and cultural impact of Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, tracing how its meticulous realism, ironic detachment and stylistic rigor transformed the modern novel; it explores the author’s obsessive pursuit of exactitude, the psychological complexity of his characters, the moral and legal scandal provoked by its publication, and the work’s enduring influence on literary taste and narrative form.

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