Bouvard and Pécuchet
fr. Bouvard et Pécuchet · 1881
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Main Ideas
- Critique of bourgeois society and its values
- Satirical depiction of human folly and narrow-mindedness
- The pursuit of knowledge and its futility without critical thinking
- Irony towards encyclopedism and scientific ambitions
- Parody of the quest for self-education and its failures
- Constant failures of the main characters in various fields of knowledge
- Absurdity and futility of human endeavors
Date of publication: 28 August 2024
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Genre: Classical literature
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