Three Tales
by Geoffrey Wall (Introduction by), Gustave. Flaubert, Roger Whitehouse (Translator)
ISBN-10: 0140448004
ISBN-13: 9780140448009
$12.00
Book Specs
Binding
UK-B Format Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published on
Aug 30, 2005
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
5.10x0.40x7.80 Inches
Weight
0.25 Pounds
About the Book
First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness and religious experience, and together form a triumphant conclusion to Flaubert's literary career. With elegant simplicity, 'A Simple Heart' relates the story of Felicite - an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss. Inspired by a stained-glass window in Rouen cathedral, 'The Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator' describes the fate of Julian, a sadistic hunter destined to murder his own parents. The blend of faith and cruelty that dominates this story may also be found in 'Herodias' - a reworking of the tale of Salome and John the Baptist.