Bouvard and Pécuchet

In 'Bouvard and Pécuchet,' Gustave Flaubert employs a satirical and meticulous literary style that deftly intertwines humor and pathos in the exploration of the folly of human ambition and the limitations of knowledge. Through the misadventures of two clerks who endeavor to master a myriad of fields-ranging from agriculture to medicine-Flaubert critiques the intellectual pretensions of the bourgeoisie, reflecting the anxieties of 19th-century France in an era marked by rapid industrialization a ...