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Bouvard and Pécuchet
Gustave Flaubert
Bouvard et Pécuchet (French pronunciation: [buvaʁ e pekyʃɛ]) is an unfinished satirical novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1881 after his death in 1880.
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GenreClassic fiction
Vivek’s Notes
Two middle-aged Paris clerks who, when one of them inherits a small fortune, dedicate themselves to intellectual pursuits. They wander through almost every science and discipline, bungling all the way. Only half the novel was completed.
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