Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) was a monk of literature. He famously spent days searching for a single word, creating a style of absolute precision that influenced every writer who came after him. He hated the bourgeoisie, yet chronicled their lives better than anyone. This author hub collects 3 works in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Madame Bovary.
Start with Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, ranked #22 in the Canon Compass list.
Featured Books
Flaubert's Madame Bovary: Emma Bovary's tragic pursuit of passion in provincial France. The novel that defined Realism - summary, analysis, and where to buy.
Flaubert's A Sentimental Education: Frédéric Moreau's fruitless obsessions amid revolutionary Paris. The great novel of wasted youth and failed ideals.
Flaubert's unfinished comic masterpiece follows two clerks on an absurd quest through all human knowledge.