{"product_id":"9781681952000","title":"Sentimental Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and revised translation by Adrianne Tooke.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSentimental Education\u003c\/em\u003e has been described both as the first modern novel and as a novel to end all novels. Weaving a poignant love story into his account of the 1848 revolution, Flaubert shows a society in the grip of stereotypes, on every level. There is something farcical in his depiction of characters who aspire to act but are dogged by cliche at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo a greater extent even than \u003cem\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSentimental Education\u003c\/em\u003e is an indictment of modern consumerism, contrasting the hollowness of material achievement with the lasting beauty of the ideal. Flaubert's study of success and failure offers us a terrible sadness in a terrible beauty, yet is one of the world's great comic masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xist Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131077017840,"sku":"9781681952000","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681952000_p0.jpg?v=1763695514","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681952000","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}