Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880), French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists, known especially for his first published novel Madame Bovary, and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplified by his endless search for le mot juste ("the precise word"). He was born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, in the Haute-Normandie Region of France.

External links

Online Texts

• {{fr}} Audiobook (mp3): La femme du monde (taken from Flaubert's early works)
• {{gutenberg author|id=Gustave_Flaubert|name=Gustave Flaubert}}

More links

• Overview
• Multilingual research links
• Flaubert entry at the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism site
• Bibliomania page
• Long, general page about Flaubert
• A comprehensive site in French