Flaubert, Gustave 1821-1880 creator Fischer, E. W. (Eduard Wilhelm) 1876-1960 text utu 2020 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_und_P%C3%A9cuchet Release date is 2020-09-01 Produced by Jana Srna, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into German PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63096 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63096 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134443.0 63096