Le Figaro Hors-Série devotes an exceptional issue to the author of Madame Bovary. Accused of contempt of public morals, he must answer before the courts.

The defense describes the argument of Emma Senard as a pathetic woman. The prosecutor essentially criticizes the novel for its lascivious color. Keep your mind alert with Le Figaro Games: Crosswords, Sudoku, 7 Letters. The Muse, with whom he had reconnected after his return from the Middle East, believed it was for her.