Madame Bovary · Character
Monsieur Canivet
A surgeon from Neufchâtel called in for consultations.
minor
Also known as Canivet, Dr. Canivet
First appearance: part ii xiii
Monsieur Canivet shows up with force in XI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The brash, celebrated surgeon from Neufchâtel who condemns Charles's operation as a dangerous Parisian folly and performs the amputation.
Monsieur Canivet first appears in 0023 part ii xiii.
In XI: The brash, celebrated surgeon from Neufchâtel who condemns Charles's operation as a dangerous Parisian folly and performs the amputation.
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See Monsieur Canivet in part ii xiii