In this satirical novel from renowned French author Gustave Flaubert, two Paris-dwelling clerks, François Bouvard and Juste Pécuchet, have a chance encounter one day and instantly become the best of friends. When Bouvard comes into some family money, the two chums decide to pull up stakes and move to the country to pursue a life of intellectual inquiry. But after plowing through much of the world's literature, poetry, and scientific documentation, the pair grow disenchanted.
- New eBook additions
- Available now eBooks
- Try something different
- Most popular
- New teen additions
- New kids additions
- Trending on BookTok
- Mysteries
- Biographies
- True Crime
- Romance
- Fantasy
- Sci-Fi
- See all ebooks collections
- New audiobook additions
- Available now Audios
- Try something different
- Most popular
- New teen additions
- New kids additions
- Trending on BookTok
- Mysteries
- Biographies
- True Crime
- Romance
- Fantasy
- Sci-Fi
- See all audiobooks collections
- Popular Magazines
- Always Available Audiobooks
- New Magazines
- Comics, Graphic Novels, & Manga
- Top 50 eAudios of 2025
- Top 50 eBooks of 2025
- Top 50 Teen Reads of 2025
- Top 50 Kids Reads of 2025
- See all featured collections collections
- Popular Magazines
- Just Added
- Most Popular
- Art, Architecture
- Business & Finance
- Entertainment & Celebrity
- Fashion
- Food & Cooking
- Health & Fitness
- Hobbies & Crafts
- Home & Garden
- Lifestyle
- News & Politics
- See all magazines collections