“... בגיל שלושים וחמש (ואני בן שלושים ושמונה) אתה מוצא כי שכלת את נעוריך; אז אתה פונה לעברם ומסתכל עליהם כמו על היסטוריה. באשר לאהבה, מעולם לא מצאתי באושר העילאי הזה דבר לבד מבלבול, טלטלה וייאוש! האישה נראית לי יצור בלתי אפשרי. וככל שאני לומד אותה יותר, אני מבין אותה פחות.”

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About Gustave Flaubert

French novelist, 19th century

Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist of the 19th century. He is best known for Madame Bovary, first published in 1857, and for the letters gathered in his Correspondence. He was widely regarded as a leading figure in literary realism in France and beyond, and as a writer who cared intensely about style and aesthetics. His work and correspondence helped define his reputation, and Guy de Maupassant was among the writers he mentored.

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Madame Bovary

2011

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Salammbô

2007

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Trois contes

1877

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L'Éducation sentimentale

1941

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Bouvard et Pécuchet

2007

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