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Gustave Flaubert

Also known as Flaubert

French novelist (1821–1880)

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Gustave Flaubert was a male French author and novelist who worked in the fields of literature, fiction, and the novel. He wrote in the French language.

He was born in 1821 and died in 1880. His works are cataloged in various sources, with records indicating thirty works and a source count of forty-five.

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Rouen, Normandy, Kingdom of France

Gustave Flaubert (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…

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Lifespan: 1821–1880
Nationality: FR, FRA
Role / Field: Ecrivains, Authors, Romanciers, Novelist, Writer, Literatura
Language: fre, fra
Gender: Male

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Instance of: human
Given name: Gustave
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Rouen
Occupation: dramaturge
Educated at: Lycée Pierre-Corneille
Languages spoken: French
Religion: Catholic Church
Student of: Pierre Adolphe Chéruel
Field of work: jurisprudence
Movement: literary realism
Conflict: Franco-Prussian War
Image: Gustave Flaubert.jpg
Residence: Rouen

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Commons category: Gustave Flaubert
Commons Creator page: Gustave Flaubert
place of burial: Cimetière monumental de Rouen
unmarried partner: Louise Colet
date of birth: 1821-00-00
date of death: 1880-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Gustave Flaubert
cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
name in native language: Gustave Flaubert
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Gustave Flaubert
writing language: French
has works in the collection: Anne Frank House
archives at: Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris
P8168: Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
medical condition: epilepsy
topic has template: Template:Gustave Flaubert
P12749: Grône

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Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to Gustave Flaubert, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Gustave Flaubert ( UK: /ˈfloʊbɛər/ FLOH-bair, US: /floʊˈbɛər/ floh-BAIR; 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. He is known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his Correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert.

Early life and education

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