Gustave Flaubert
Born: 12-11-1821
Gustave Flaubert was a pioneering French novelist born in 1821, best known for his masterpiece "Madame Bovary." An advocate of realism, Flaubert's meticulous attention to detail and exploration of bourgeois society significantly influenced literary style. His other notable works include "Sentimental Education" and "Salammbô." Flaubert's dedication to prose and his quest for perfection established him as a central figure in 19th-century literature, inspiring generations of writers.
Book summaries for books written by Gustave Flaubert
Quotes
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.
The first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a girl it is boldness.
They would be able to love each other better if there were less strenuousness in their love-making.
Dreams grow wild on reality's shores.
His feeling was a mixture of pride and depression. He would have liked to be more than he was and less unhappy.
She talked to him with the diffidence that he found so attractive, obeying her natural inclination to hide her feelings.
What supreme happiness it is in those rare moments of life to say to oneself: 'I can.'
She was his hope, his uncertainty, his misplaced dreams.
He knew suffering was inevitable but could not believe it could last.
Sometimes reality is as great as the most enviable dream.
Solitude has its great advantages.
He made up stories to himself in order to deaden his pain.