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    1. Madame Bovary (1856)

      by Gustave Flaubert

      One of the acknowledged masterpieces of 19th century realism, Madame Bovary is revered by writers and readers around the world, a mandatory stop on any pilgrimage through modern literature. Flaubert's legendary style, his intense care over the selection of words and the shaping of sentences, his... (learn more about this book)

    1. A Simple Soul

      by Gustave Flaubert

      Text: English (translation) Original Language: French (learn more about this book)

    1. Bouvard and Pecuchet, Part 1

      by Gustave Flaubert

      GUSTAVE FLAUBERT (1821-1880) was the son of a French surgeon. He studied law in Paris but soon returned to his hometown (Croisset, near Rouen) to devote his life to writing. He is the author of the immortal Madame Bovary (1856), a novel about the loves and frustrations of a romantic woman married... (learn more about this book)

    1. November

      by Gustave Flaubert

      An intense, passionate, and profoundly moving work, Flaubert's November explores the notions of desire and longing to most remarkable effect. Foreword by Nadine Gordimer. Wrestling with the agony of loneliness, a young man withdraws deeper into himself, believing he has now reached the autumn... (learn more about this book)

    1. The Letters of Gustave Flaubert: 1830-1857

      by Gustave Flaubert, Francis Steegmuller

      Flaubert wrote to his mistress, Louise Colet: "An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere." In his books, Flaubert sought to observe that principle; but in his many impassioned letters he allowed his feelings to overflow, revealing himself in... (learn more about this book)