Title:
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THE DICTIONARY OF RECEIVED IDEAS
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By: |
Gustave Flaubert, Gregory Norminton (Trans) |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£9.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1847491650 |
ISBN 13: |
9781847491657 |
Publisher: |
ALMA BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 October, 2010 |
Pages: |
112 |
Description: |
Perhaps intended as a companion to the author's final, unfinished novel "Bouvard and Pecuchet", this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the cliched, and providing darkly humorous explanations. It offers an insightful and playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points. |
Synopsis: |
A spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, "The Dictionary of Received Ideas" sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical best. Perhaps intended as a companion to his final, unfinished novel "Bouvard and Pecuchet", this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the cliched, and providing darkly humorous explanations. An insightful and playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant today. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Oneworld Classics Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |