Bouvard und Pécuchet: Roman aus dem Nachlass

Two Parisian copy-clerks become friends and move to the French countryside after one inherits a fortune.

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"Bouvard und Pécuchet: Roman aus dem Nachlass" by Gustave Flaubert is an unfinished satirical novel published in 1881. Two Parisian copy-clerks become friends and move to the French countryside after one inherits a fortune. They embark on an ambitious quest for knowledge, attempting to master nearly every field of study—from agriculture to philosophy. Each endeavor ends in failure, exposing the limitations of human understanding. Their intellectual misadventures strain relations with suspicious villagers, leading toward an unexpected conclusion about the pursuit of wisdom.

Format: EPUB
Language: German
Length: 383 pages
Published: 1 January 1881