Synopsis
Over Strand and Field (English Edition) by Gustave Flaubert invites readers into a vivid, observant journey where landscape, movement, and sensation become the true narrative. With a keen eye for detail and an ear for cadence, Flaubert transforms roads, coastlines, and open country into a living tapestry—at once physical and interior—where the outer world continually stirs thought, memory, and desire.
In these pages, the ordinary becomes arresting: shifting light on water, the feel of distance underfoot, the textures of towns and countryside, and the fleeting encounters that shape a day’s passage. Flaubert’s prose—precise, atmospheric, and quietly intense—captures travel not as mere itinerary, but as experience: the way places impress themselves upon the mind, and how the mind, in turn, remakes what it sees.
Whether you are discovering Flaubert beyond his major novels or returning to his work for its unmistakable clarity and artistry, Over Strand and Field offers a compelling reading experience—rich with atmosphere, attentive to human presence, and driven by the restless curiosity of a great writer on the move.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Présentation de l'éditeur
"Over Strand and Field" from Gustave Flaubert. Influential French writer widely considered one of the greatest novelists in Western literature (1821-1880).
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
