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Why Was the French Novelist Gustave Flaubert Prosecuted for His

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Why was the French novelist Gustave Flaubert prosecuted for his novel, Madame Bovary?


A) Flaubert's anarchist sympathies drew authorities' ire.
B) The novel depicted homosexuality in a positive light.
C) The main character, Bovary, espoused Marxist views.
D) The novel's frank depiction of sexuality and extramarital affairs alarmed authorities.
E) He published the book through a German press in the midst of the Franco-Prussian war.

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