Memoirs of a Madman

Gustave Flaubert's first novel, Memoirs of a Madman, written in 1838, focuses on the bourgeois society, in which the author himself is a member, and its fake society. A critical look at their relationships, sometimes a sarcastic satire.

All the wounds of an impossible but passionate platonic love, all the crises of a conscious loneliness that has become a worship, both physically and spiritually. The novel, in which all the turmoils of development are intertwined, also has autobiographical features.

This youth work of Flaubert, one of the most influential writers of classical literature, published for the first time in Turkish, reflects both his literature, which peaked in Madame Bovary, and his inner world. A novel that must be read to understand it.

"Open your eyes, weak and arrogant person, an ant barely climbing on a speck of dust; you tell yourself that you are free and great, you tell yourself that you are free and great." You respect him, you who have been so despicable throughout your life, and you salute his rotten body as it passes by, no doubt in mockery. And then you think that such a beautiful life, shaken between a certain amount of pride that you call greatness and this vile interest that is the essence of 'Society', will be crowned with immortality."

 (From the Promotional Bulletin)

Number of Pages: 94

First Printing Year: 2010

Language :Turkish