A Sentimental Education: Gustave Flaubert, 1989 Oxford Paperback

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About this book✨
A 1989 Oxford World’s Classics paperback edition of a defining work of 19th-century French literature, translated by Douglas Parmée with introduction and notes. Set against the backdrop of post-revolutionary France, the novel traces the lifelong infatuation of a young law student with an older, married woman—an obsession woven through shifting political landscapes, personal ambition, and disillusionment. Blending satire, realism, and longing, this is a slow-burning portrait of romantic idealism and its unraveling.

Condition✨
Very good vintage condition. Blue Oxford cover featuring Courbet’s portrait, Mathilde Cusq. Some yellowing to pages and back cover, with a small tear at the top left corner. Clean and seemingly unread—a quiet classic with shelf presence.