--- product_id: 47598535 title: "Madame Bovary (Modern Library Classics)" price: "325 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/47598535-madame-bovary-modern-library-classics store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # Modern Library classic edition New acclaimed translation Adam Thorpe’s poetic prose Madame Bovary (Modern Library Classics) **Price:** 325 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Dive into the drama that defined a century—don’t miss the new voice of a timeless classic! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Madame Bovary (Modern Library Classics) - **How much does it cost?** 325 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/47598535-madame-bovary-modern-library-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Deep Psychological Insight:** Explore Emma Bovary’s complex character and tragic dreams with unprecedented clarity. - • **Collector’s Edition Quality:** A beautifully produced Modern Library classic that elevates your bookshelf status. - • **Cultural Conversation Starter:** Join the elite readers revisiting a scandalous, enduring story of love, ruin, and desire. - • **Timeless Literary Masterpiece:** Experience Flaubert’s groundbreaking 1857 novel that shaped modern literature. - • **Fresh, Award-Worthy Translation:** Adam Thorpe’s expert rendition captures the original’s elegant, finely wrought sentences. ## Overview Madame Bovary (Modern Library Classics) is a used book in good condition featuring a fresh, critically acclaimed translation by Adam Thorpe. This edition brings renewed life to Gustave Flaubert’s 1857 novel, renowned for its poetic language and deep psychological insight into Emma Bovary’s tragic story. Perfect for literary enthusiasts and collectors seeking a definitive, elegant version of this enduring classic. ## Description A new translation by Adam Thorpe Gustave Flaubert once said of his heroine, “Emma Bovary, c’est moi.” In this acclaimed new translation, Adam Thorpe brings readers closer than ever before to Flaubert’s peerless text and, by extension, the author himself. Emma, a passionate dreamer raised in the French countryside, is ready for her life to take off when she marries the decent, dull Dr. Charles Bovary. Marriage, however, fails to live up to her expectations, which are fueled by sentimental novels, and she turns disastrously to love affairs. The story of Emma’s adultery scandalized France when Madame Bovary was first published. Today, the heartbreaking story of Emma’s financial ruin remains just as compelling. Translator Adam Thorpe, an accomplished author in his own right, pays careful attention to the “complex music” of Flaubert’s language, with its elegant, finely wrought sentences and closely observed detail. This exquisite Modern Library edition is sure to set a new standard for an enduring classic. Praise for Adam Thorpe’s translation of Madame Bovary “What leaves me reeling with each rereading (and Adam Thorpe’s new translation is, pardon the pun, to die for) is the use of language. There can be no doubt as to the reason for Flaubert’s brain popping at the top of the stairs when he was fifty-eight. He broke it scouring for perfect sentences, words, le mot juste.”—Russell Kane, The Independent “Flaubert described his great work as a poem, so it is fitting that a poet and novelist of Thorpe’s stature should turn his hand to it.”—Robin Robertson, The Herald (Scotland) Review: A Wonderfully New Old Emma - Flaubert's classic (1857) of mid-19th century provincial France is worth reading any time, and re-reading often. What is worth noting here is that this is a new and wonderful translation by Adam Thorpe. Flaubert is not easy to translate, and the richness of his prose is a great part of the novel's charm as well as its tension in showing through a tragic and beautiful character rural France being pulled into the modern world. Emma Bovary has never been more pathetic, or empathetic, or beautiful. Thorpe's short introduction is worth the price by itself. Review: A very sad but well told story - I'd give this 4 1/2 stars, but can't figure out how to do a half. Poor Emma - she's not a bad person, just immature and a dreamer, but bad things result. Very well formatted Kindle book. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,106,118 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4,302 in Historical British & Irish Literature #18,217 in Classic Literature & Fiction #33,226 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 89 Reviews | ## Images ![Madame Bovary (Modern Library Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/818VF3l2o+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wonderfully New Old Emma *by J***N on December 30, 2016* Flaubert's classic (1857) of mid-19th century provincial France is worth reading any time, and re-reading often. What is worth noting here is that this is a new and wonderful translation by Adam Thorpe. Flaubert is not easy to translate, and the richness of his prose is a great part of the novel's charm as well as its tension in showing through a tragic and beautiful character rural France being pulled into the modern world. Emma Bovary has never been more pathetic, or empathetic, or beautiful. Thorpe's short introduction is worth the price by itself. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very sad but well told story *by A***. on January 3, 2014* I'd give this 4 1/2 stars, but can't figure out how to do a half. Poor Emma - she's not a bad person, just immature and a dreamer, but bad things result. Very well formatted Kindle book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Magnificent *by E***N on May 18, 2021* Our follies, our vanities, pitilessly but beautifully dissected in this masterpiece of middle-class rural longing. Barbed, sensual, biting, funny-I cannot recommend it highly enough! ## Frequently Bought Together - Madame Bovary (Modern Library Classics) - Naked Earth (NYRB Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.no/products/47598535-madame-bovary-modern-library-classics](https://www.desertcart.no/products/47598535-madame-bovary-modern-library-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Norway* *Store origin: NO* *Last updated: 2026-09-22*