Gemma Bovery
$58.06
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2000
Summary
The brilliant graphic novel behind the major new film starring Gemma Aterton, Jason Flemyng, Fabrice Luchini and Mel Raido.
Gemma is the bored, pretty second wife of Charlie Bovery, the reluctant stepmother of his children and the bate-noire of his ex-wife. Gemma’s sudden windfall and distaste for London take them across the Channel to Normandy, where the charms of French country living soon wear off.
Is it a coincidence that Gemma Bovery has a name rather like Flaubert’s noto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224061148 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0224061143 |
| Author: | Posy Simmonds |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2000 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 288mm x 167mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“This clever, satirical graphic novel reimagines the Flaubert classic Madame Bovary through contemporary mores and attitudes… .
Truly original, witty and well-observed… A work of genius * Sunday Telegraph *A tour de force of comic storytelling – Roger Sabin * Observer *Wickedly funny… This book is so good that one can hardly bear to reach the end * Daily Mail *Hilarious… Gemma Bovery deliciously exploits Posy Simmonds’ talent for observing, in words and in pictures, the absurdities of daily life among the aspiring metropolitan middle class at home and abroad * The Times *
About The Author
Posy Simmonds
Posy Simmonds is the author of many books for adults and children, including Gemma Bovery, Lulu and the Flying Babies and Fred, the film of which was nominated for an Oscar. She has won international awards for her work, including the 2009 Grand prix de la critique bande dessinee for Tamara Drewe and the 2024 Grand Prix at France’s Angoulame International Comics festival for a lifetime’s achievement. Both Gemma Bovery and Tamara Drewe have been made into successful feature films. Her third graphic novel, Cassandra Darke was published in 2018. She lives in London.
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