The Dictionary of Received Ideas (Syrens)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140389043 (0140389040)
Publish date: May 1st 1995
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 67
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Reference,
Dictionaries,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
19th Century,
France,
French Literature
Flaubert, Gustave. Say he was a genius, but some of his books are more accessible than others. Mention the ending of Madame Bovary. Idées reçues, dictionnaire des. Praise it as incredibly funny and insightful. Ignore the hundreds of entries that aren't the least bit amusing.