Authors

Gustave Flaubert

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Literature Atlas. "Gustave Flaubert." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/authors/gustave-flaubert.

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Literature Atlas. (n.d.). Gustave Flaubert. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/authors/gustave-flaubert

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@misc{literatureatlas-gustave-flaubert,
  author = {Literature Atlas},
  title = {Gustave Flaubert},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/authors/gustave-flaubert},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad, known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his extensive correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to style and aesthetics. The celebrated writer Guy de Maupassant was his protege.

Facts

Birth Year

1821 1

Death Year

1880 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Works Attributed

Madame Bovary

Source Madame Bovary (Wikipedia)

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1. Gustave Flaubert (Wikipedia)

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Gustave Flaubert ... was a French novelist.

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Madame Bovary (Wikipedia)

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Madame Bovary...is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert.

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