RKS Literature: Madame Bovary Thinks Her Husband Charles is Clumsy and Vulgar (Flaubert)

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“Her tenderness, in fact, grew daily as her repulsion toward her husband increased. The more she yielded to one, the more she loathed the other. Never did Charles seem so unattractive, slow witted, clumsy and vulgar as she met him after her rendez-vous with Rudolphe. Then while playing the part of a virtuous wife, she would burn with passion at the thought of his head, the black curl falling over the sun-tanned brow: of his figure, both elegant and strong, of the man so experienced in his thought, so impetuous in his desires.”

Gustave Flaubert, “Madame Bovary”, Gustave Flaubert, 1857

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Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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