Project Gutenberg 2021-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 268 Flaubert, Gustave 1821 1880 Œuvres complètes de Gustave Flaubert, tome 7: Bouvard et Pécuchet OEuvres complètes de Gustave Flaubert, tome 7: Bouvard et Pécuchet Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Bouvard et Pécuchet" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work follows the lives of two clerks, Bouvard and Pécuchet, who, after coming into a modest inheritance, leave their mundane lives in Paris to pursue various studies and ambitions in a rural setting. The central theme of the book appears to critique the folly of their endless pursuits across different fields of knowledge and the futility of human understanding. The opening of the novel sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Flaubert's perspective on knowledge and the absurdity of human endeavors. Bouvard and Pécuchet, after forming a close friendship, decide to buy a farm and immerse themselves in rigorous intellectual curiosity. They embark on a whimsical journey through various fields of study—ranging from gardening to chemistry and philosophy—only to find that their attempts to grasp life's complexities lead to disappointment and confusion. Flaubert's detailed descriptions foreshadow a satirical critique of humanity's relentless quest for knowledge and the many contradictions inherent in understanding science and life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- 19th century Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 790053 2025-07-26T09:32:25.946968 text/html 774555 2024-10-18T16:40:17 text/html 450440 2025-07-26T09:32:37.861886 application/epub+zip 455214 2025-07-26T09:32:27.970949 application/epub+zip 385051 2025-07-26T09:32:26.990946 application/epub+zip 666349 2025-07-26T09:32:44.498881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634900 2025-07-26T09:32:36.640915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565502 2022-09-29T21:21:01.016172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703644 2025-07-26T09:32:22.978004 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 683554 2024-10-18T16:40:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17851 2025-07-26T09:32:44.681852 application/rdf+xml 5241 2025-07-26T09:32:27.114935 image/jpeg 1571 2025-07-26T09:32:27.053932 image/jpeg 423365 2025-07-26T09:32:26.033970 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia