Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert
Flaubert c. 1865
Flaubert c. 1865
Born(1821-12-12)12 December 1821
Rouen, Normandy, Kingdom of France
Died8 May 1880(1880-05-08) (aged 58)
Croisset (Canteleu), Rouen, French Third Republic
Resting placeRouen Monumental Cemetery
OccupationNovelist
GenreFiction
Literary movementRealism, romanticism
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Gustave Flaubert (UK: /ˈflbɛər/ FLOH-bair, US: /flˈbɛər/ floh-BAIR;[1][2] French: [ɡystav flobɛʁ]; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) 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".[3] 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.

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  3. ^ Kvas, Kornelije (2020). The Boundaries of Realism in World Literature. Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-7936-0910-6.