Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert was a French writer of the mid-19th century. His most famous work is the novel
Madame Bovary, published in 1857.
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- Lifetime: 12 December 1821 • 8 May 1880
- Main genre: Historical fiction
- Literary movement: Realism
- Circles: The Medan circle of friends
- Mid-2026 popularity rank: --
"Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live."