“Madame Bovary” is a novel by Gustave Flaubert, first published in 1856. The main character is Emma Bovary, a doctor’s wife who lives beyond her means and begins extramarital affairs in the hope of escaping the emptiness and ordinariness of provincial life. Although the plot of the novel is quite simple and even banal, the true value lies in the details and the ways the story is presented. As a writer, Flaubert was known for his striving to bring every work to perfection, always trying to find the right words.