Pagine1821–1880 · Rouen, France · also known as Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert spent days hunting for the single right word — le mot juste — and it shows. Madame Bovary (1857), the story of Emma Bovary’s romantic dreams and provincial boredom, was prosecuted for offending public morals; Flaubert was acquitted and the novel became a model of modern realism. Sentimental Education (1869) and Three Tales (1877) followed. He mentored his young friend Guy de Maupassant.
Begin with Madame Bovary.
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Gustave Flaubert spent days hunting for the single right word — le mot juste — and it shows. Madame Bovary (1857), the story of Emma Bovary’s romantic dreams and provincial boredom, was prosecuted for offending public morals; Flaubert was acquitted and the novel became a model of modern realism.
Madame Bovary is usually considered Gustave Flaubert’s best-known work, followed by Sentimental Education, Three Tales.
Most readers start with Madame Bovary.
Both refer to the same writer.
Yes — 1 of Gustave Flaubert’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.