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His biography of Flaubert, published in , was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize....
Then, in January , Flaubert had a seizure, probably an attack of epilepsy, which led him to give up his studies and to return to his home in Normandy.
Gustave Flaubert
French novelist (1821–1880)
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Gustave Flaubert (FLOH-bair, floh-BAIR;[1][2]French:[ɡystavflobɛʁ]; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist.
He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flaubert, realism strives for formal perfection, so the presentation of reality tends to be neutral, emphasizing the values and importance of style as an objective method of presenting reality".[3] He is known especially for his debut novelMadame Bovary (1857), his Correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics.
The celebrated short story writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert.
Life
Early life and education
Flaubert was born in Rouen, in the Seine-Maritime department of Upper Normandy, in northern Fran