by Gustave Flaubert · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788411489645
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Considered Gustave Flaubert's masterpiece, this novel is a brilliant satire against human stupidity and the blind faith in progress. The story follows two copyists who, after meeting by chance, decide to retire to the countryside to explore all fields of knowledge, from agriculture to science, in a futile effort that leads them to question the wisdom of their time. This edition, published by Alianza Editorial, features an excellent introduction by Jordi Llovet and a translation by José Ramón Monreal. It is a fundamental work of realist literature, described by critics like Walter Benjamin as one of the greatest novels in history, capable of diagnosing Western civilization with prophetic lucidity.
