Sentimental Education

De: Gustave Flaubert

Narrado por: Michael Maloney

Frederic Moreau is a law student returning home from Paris when he first notices Mme Arnoux, a slender, dark woman several years older than himself. It is the beginning of an infatuation that will last a lifetime. He befriends her husband, an influential businessman, and their paths cross again and again over the years. Through financial upheaval, political turmoil, and countless affairs, Mme. Arnoux remains the constant, unattainable love of Moreau's life.

Based on Flaubert's own youthful passion for an older woman, Sentimental Education blends love story, historical authenticity, and satire to create one of the greatest French novels of the nineteenth century.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“Reader Michael Maloney...consistently differentiates well among characters and handles French like a Parisian.”

(AudioFile)

brilliant narration! very good.

the only thing is that the narration is not entirly synced with the kindle version

Very Well Narrated, A Very Interesting, But At Times A Tedious Work

This work is about life in France in the 19th century among the upper social classes. There were parts of the novel I found entertaining and interesting. There were other times I found the work tedious. The writing is mostly delicate with only illusions made to intimate moments. There were moments of great sensitivity and other times people seemed crass and completely insensitive. I did enjoy the way the end of the story was written, but it was a long time getting there. Thank You….

Good, needs historical context

This is a remarkably well written book with depth and commentary which will probably take several successive readings for me to parse out. It feels very modern while also painting a very vivid picture of 19th century Paris. You may want to brush up on your French history before tackling this book. It takes place during the years leading up to the February Revolution in 1848.

Flaubert said he wanted to write a moral history of the men of his generation. As he said, "It's a book about love, about passion; but passion such as can exist nowadays--that is to say, inactive." I couldn't say it better myself.

Superlative narrator enhances Flaubert's prose

I fell in love with the performance given by Michael Maloney. Flaubert already writes with such grace and poetry, but Maloney's narration, both gentle and dramatic, brings out the full splendor of the writing. The story of Frédéric 's life-long adoration of Madame Arnoux is rather hard to comprehend nowadays, but this was standard fare in nineteenth-century novels. highly recommended!

Magnificent story, excellent narration!

Read this thr first time when I was even younger than the protagonist. Listened to Audible version now as a senior and was struck by the vicissitudes of youth and the regrets of the mature mind. For some reason Moreau’s over indulgent self regard and sensitivities went over my head as a inexperienced teen. But I found his character to be annoying at best as I reheard this tale decades later. The superb narration brought this novel to superior levels of enjoyment, much like hearing a play. I will be lookjng for more of the narrator’s work in future!