Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (pronounced [gystaːv flobɛːʁ] in French) (12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French writer. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857) and a historical novel Salmmbô (1862). He was very devoted to what he did, and always looked for the word that would best fit the context. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Gustave Flaubert | |
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 Gustave Flaubert | |
| Born | 12 December 1821 Rouen, France |
| Died | 8 May 1880 (aged 58) Rouen, France |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright |
| Nationality | French |
| Genre | Fictional prose |
| Literary movement | Realism, Romanticism |
Important works
- Rêve d'enfer, 1837
- Memoirs of a Madman (1838; Mémoires d’un fou)
- November (1842)
- Madame Bovary (1857)
- Salammbô (1862)
- Sentimental Education (1869; L'Éducation sentimentale)
- Le Candidat (vaudeville), 1874
- The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1874; La Tentation de saint Antoine)
- Three Tales (1877; Trois contes). "A Simple Heart", "Saint Julian" and "Herodias"
- Le Château des cœurs (play), 1880
- Bouvard et Pécuchet (1881)
- Dictionary of Received Ideas (1911; Dictionnaire des idées reçues)
- Souvenirs, notes et pensées intimes (1838–1841), 1965
- Album, annoté par Jean Bruneau et Jean A. Ducourneau, 1972
- Bibliomanie et autres textes 1836–1839, 1982
Gustave Flaubert Media
Flaubert's birthplace, now a museum
Portrait by Eugène Giraud, c. 1856
