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Gustave Flaubert

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Gustave Flaubert


Born
in Rouen, Normandy, Kingdom of France
December 12, 1821

Died
May 08, 1880

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Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flaubert, realism strives for formal perfection, so the presentation of reality tends to be neutral, emphasizing the values and importance of style as an objective method of presenting reality". He is known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his Correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated short story writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert. ...more

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Sentimental Education

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A Simple Heart

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The Temptation of St. Antony

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Memoirs of a Madman

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Quotes by Gustave Flaubert  (?)
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“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
Gustave Flaubert

“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”
Gustave Flaubert

“Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.”
Gustave Flaubert

Polls

April 2018 Short Story Poll

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 82 pages, 1848
 
  53 votes, 14.9%

 
  44 votes, 12.4%

The Grey Woman by Elizabeth Gaskell, 52 pages, 1861
 
  37 votes, 10.4%

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, 109 pages, 1953
 
  35 votes, 9.9%

 
  33 votes, 9.3%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 104 pages, 1941
 
  31 votes, 8.7%

 
  29 votes, 8.2%

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, 48 pages, 1729
 
  25 votes, 7.0%

Fences by August Wilson, 101 pages, 1986
 
  19 votes, 5.4%

A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert, 72 pages, 1877
 
  16 votes, 4.5%

 
  16 votes, 4.5%

 
  12 votes, 3.4%

Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth, 87 pages, 1800
 
  5 votes, 1.4%

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