Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert (UK: FLOH-bair, US: floh-BAIR; French: [ɡystav flobɛʁ]; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. He is known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his Correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert.

Notable works: Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Bouvard et Pécuchet, Sentimental Education, The Temptation of Saint Anthony, Three Tales, Dictionary of Received Ideas Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour Education: International lycée François-Ier, Paris Law Faculty, Lycée Pierre-Corneille

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