Madame Bovary -
Gustave Flaubert, Manolo Blahnik (designer)
2006 - Penguin Books, London - Limited edition number 541 of 1, 000 copies
An exquisite presentation of Flaubert’s ‘Madame Bovary’, with the jacket featuring the great Manolo Blahnik’s original painting of Emma with her lover. Published on the occasion of Penguin Book's 60th Anniversary, ‘Madame Bovary’ is one of five classics that the publisher issued in a Limited Edition by commissioning five of the world's most important artists in their respective fields.
Blahnik said: "I wanted to come up with something light, sensual ... something frivolous, because this is a novel about the dangers of frivolity. And I wanted something sexy too, cheeky. I usually focus on one part of the foot - the shoe. For this project, I had to consider a whole scene, there had to be a context, which is new for me. But I managed to sneak in a pair of shoes anyway. She wore good shoes." The story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature, Emma Bovary. Unhappily married to a devoted, clumsy provincial doctor, Emma revolts against the ordinariness of her life by pursuing voluptuous dreams of ecstasy and love. But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering corruption and downfall. A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. Who is Madame Bovary? Flaubert's answer to this question was superb: "Madame Bovary, c'est moi."  More Details
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