Three Stories
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"Three Stories" is the last complete fictional work published by Gustave Flaubert during his lifetime. It was created over a period of 30 years and is recognized as the author's mature work. It is the concentrated expression of Flaubert's novel art. Turgenev did not wait for the French original to be completed as a book before he translated it into Russian. Falcaut said: "Those who know Flaubert, find him here; those who don't know him, know him here." Among them, "The Legend of St. Julian's Mercy" is based on a medieval story. The author eliminates the bad and retains the essence, bringing the ethereal legend back to reality; "A Simple Heart" turns decay into magic, turning non-legendary material into a moving short story; "Herodias" makes history come alive again, concentrating conflicts into one day, from morning to night, recalling the rigorous structure of drama. These three short stories echo the author's "The Temptation of Saint Anton", "Madame Bovary" and "Salangbao" respectively.
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