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Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
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Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
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Dec 12, 2012 | ISBN 9780143123804

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Praise

Winner of the 2012 Fifty Books/Fifty Covers show, organized by Design Observer in association with AIGA and Designers & Books

Winner of the 2014 Type Directors Club Communication Design Award

Praise for Lydia Davis’s translation of Madame Bovary:
“[Flaubert’s] masterwork has been given the English translation it deserves.”
—Kathryn Harrison, The New York Times Book Review

“Dazzling . . . translated to perfect pitch . . . [Davis has] left us the richer with this translation. . . . I’d certainly say it is necessary to have hers.”
—Jacki Lyden, NPR.org, Favorite Books of the Year

“One of the most important books of the year . . . Flaubert’s strict, elegant, rhythmic sentences come alive in Davis’s English.”
—James Wood, The New Yorker‘s Book Bench
Praise for Penguin Drop Caps:

“[Penguin Drop Caps] convey a sense of nostalgia for the tactility and aesthetic power of a physical book and for a centuries-old tradition of beautiful lettering.”
Fast Company

“Vibrant, minimalist new typographic covers…. Bonus points for the heartening gender balance of the initial selections.”
—Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

“The Penguin Drop Caps series is a great example of the power of design. Why buy these particular classics when there are less expensive, even free editions of Great Expectations? Because they’re beautiful objects. Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische’s fresh approach to the literary classics reduces the design down to typography and color. Each cover is foil-stamped with a cleverly illustrated letterform that reveals an element of the story. Jane Austen’s A (Pride and Prejudice) is formed by opulent peacock feathers and Charlotte Bronte’s B (Jane Eyre) is surrounded by flames. The complete set forms a rainbow spectrum prettier than anything else on your bookshelf.”
—Rex Bonomelli, The New York Times

“Drool-inducing.”
Flavorwire

“Classic reads in stunning covers—your book club will be dying.”
Redbook

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