*She Both Wants to Die and Wants to Go to Paris* by Gustave Flaubert Publisher: China Chang'an Publishing House

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【Editor's Recommendations】

People always long for what they cannot have,

What they already possess becomes a torment.

Wanting to love someone never seen, wanting to go to a place never visited

Flaubert, the grandmaster of realistic literature

A collection of love letters written to his literary muse, Louise Colet

• Flaubert's love letters compiled for the first time in Chinese, revealing the softest emotional depths of the grandmaster of realistic literature.

• "She wanted to die, and she wanted to go to Paris" – a voice for women with conflicting emotions, directly striking a chord with modern people's "mental fatigue + desire to escape."

• The triple theme of "love × loneliness × art" prompts contemporary urban readers to deeply contemplate "Is love worthwhile?" and "Is idealism valuable?"

• Filled with golden phrases, a fierce collision of literature and emotion, every line deeply moves the heart.

• The cover features an expressive ink wash painting by contemporary artist Qin Xiujuan, revealing a gentle yet firm emotional undertone beneath its brilliance.

• A collectible-grade binding, with a die-cut floral design perfectly integrated with the texture of watercolor and oil painting, showcasing the beauty of contemporary classics.

• Includes a bookplate by the author + cover art postcard + English golden quote card, echoing letters from Paris, a timeless literary纪念.

【Recommended by Masters】

Flaubert, through the art of realism, transcended the self of romanticism.

——Xu Yuanchong, renowned translator, "the only one to translate poetry into English and French"

It wasn't until Flaubert appeared that the achievements of the novel caught up with poetry.

——Milan Kundera, famous writer, author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"

Without Flaubert, there would be no Proust in France, no James Joyce in Ireland, and Chekhov in Russia would not have become the true Chekhov.

——Nabokov, short story writer, author of "Lolita"

Stendhal was profound, Balzac great, but Flaubert, perfect.

——Li Jianwu, famous translator and literary critic

Mr. Flaubert describes a scenario where, under appropriate social conditions, all human flowers bloom freely, including the flowers of evil, which can also bloom freely.

——Su Tong, contemporary writer, winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize

These letters are like fragments of flame: burning, glimmering, fleeting, but never forgotten.

——Catherine Daumer, French literary critic

【Media Reviews】

Flaubert was gentler in his letters than in his novels. You will see a proud and calm writer who also wept on his knees before his lover.

——"Le Figaro"

【Content Introduction】

This book compiles Flaubert's intimate letters to his lover, Louise Colet. These letters document their 8-year profound correspondence, not only serving as the most touching love letters of the 19th century but also revealing Flaubert's struggles and self-disclosures in love, loneliness, art, and self-doubt.

"She wanted to die, and she wanted to go to Paris" is the original quote from Flaubert, inspired by Louise Colet, when he created Emma Bovary. It is also the most touching footnote to this book – dedicated to everyone who yearns to escape but is trapped by life.

This is not a fictional novel, but an archive of real emotions; it is not just love literature, but a documentary of how a writer tempers love into language.