{"product_id":"three-tales","title":"Three Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1877, Gustave Flaubert’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together three stories that range across different centuries and worlds, revealing the extraordinary breadth of one of French literature’s most exacting stylists. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Simple Heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Félicité, a devoted servant in provincial Normandy, finds meaning in a life marked by affection, loss and unwavering faith; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e transforms a medieval saint’s legend into a haunting meditation on violence, fate and redemption; while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHerodias\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns to the ancient world of biblical Salome, John the Baptist and Herod Antipas, unfolding amid political intrigue and religious tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoving between intimate realism, medieval legend and biblical drama, Flaubert unites these seemingly disparate tales through his fascination with faith, suffering, cruelty and the elusive nature of transcendence. His prose shifts effortlessly from the plain details of everyday life to the splendour of historical spectacle, demonstrating the precision and imaginative daring that distinguish his work. The last work of fiction published during his lifetime, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stands as a remarkable late achievement, offering a concentrated expression of Flaubert’s artistic vision beyond the better-known world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“She loved him because of the habit she had formed of loving him.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Gustave Flaubert, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThree Tales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“One of the most extraordinary spiritual journeys ever accomplished outside any religion.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Italo Calvino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64150075375946,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/fr\/products\/three-tales","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}