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
Gustave Flaubert
Born(1821-12-12)12 December 1821
Rouen, France
Died8 May 1880(1880-05-08) (aged 58)
Rouen, France
OccupationNovelist, playwright
NationalityFrench
GenreFictional prose
Literary movementRealism, 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


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