Dictionary of Received Ideas

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour
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Author: Gustave Flaubert ISBN: 9780714546377
Publisher: Alma Books Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Gustave Flaubert
ISBN: 9780714546377
Publisher: Alma Books
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English
A spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, the Dictionary of Received Ideas sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical best. Perhaps intended as a companion to his final, unfinished novel Bouvard and Pecuchet, this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the cliched with darkly humorous explanations. A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today.
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A spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, the Dictionary of Received Ideas sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical best. Perhaps intended as a companion to his final, unfinished novel Bouvard and Pecuchet, this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the cliched with darkly humorous explanations. A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today.

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