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."