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1. Félicité
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4 Extra Debut. A maid with a sad past joins the household of Madame Aubain and finds comfort where she can. Read by Julian Barnes.
The selfless and devout Félicité arrives to work in the household of Madame Aubain in the small, French town of Pont-l'Évêque.
Gustave Flaubert's classic tale of a woman's life in 19th-century Normandy inspired Julian Barnes to write Flaubert's Parrot.
Translated by Robert Baldick.
Abridged in three parts by Alison Joseph.
Read by Julian Barnes.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.
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