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A Simple HeartIn A Simple Heart, the poignant story that inspired Julian Barnes' Flaubert s Parrot, Felicite, a French housemaid, approaches a lifetime of servitude with human scaled but angelic aplomb. No other author has imparted so much beauty and integrity to so modest an existence. Flaubert's "great saint" endures loss after loss by embracing the rich, true rhythms of life: the comfort of domesticity, the solace of the Church, and the depth of memory. This
In A Simple Heart, the poignant story that inspired Julian Barnes' Flaubert s Parrot, Felicite, a French housemaid, approaches a lifetime of servitude with human-scaled but angelic aplomb. No other author has imparted so much beauty and integrity to so modest an existence. Flaubert's "great saint" endures loss after loss by embracing the rich, true rhythms of life: the comfort of domesticity, the solace of the Church, and the depth of memory. This novella showcases Flaubert's perfectly honed realism: a delicate counterpoint of daily events with their psychological repercussions. "Flaubert is diagnosis," Ezra Pound wrote, "the whole of Flaubert, the whole fight for the novel as 'histoire morale contemporaine' was a fight against maxims, against abstractions, a fight back toward a human and/or total conception."Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 04/01/1996
ISBN: 9780811213189
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 7.06h x 4.78w x 0.22d
Review Citations: Library Journal 02/15/1996 pg. 180
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Cute but
Format: Hardcover
Caution that some children may be alarmed by the crocodile swallowing the watermelon seed. Know your audience. Otherwise a very cute, silly story that is great for a summer read or watermelon theme lesson.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Great graphics
Format: Paperback
Discovering this children's book has been a true delight. The vivid illustrations and enthralling storyline have made it an immediate favorite for my little one. What truly stands out is its clever approach to conveying essential life lessons. Now, it's an eagerly anticipated part of our nightly reading routine—a definite must-read for young readers!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Nice book
Format: Paperback
Bought for a friends baby. nice book.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great book, great quality and she loves it!
Format: Paperback
My little girl loves this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2025
★★★★★ 5
And Then Comes Summer....
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So cute and fun
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