Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was a French novelist and short story writer, best known for his novel Madame Bovary (1857). He is considered one of the greatest Western novelists and is known for his realism and psychological insight. He was born in Rouen, France, and studied law in Paris. He began writing in his twenties, and his first novel, Sentimental Education, was published in 1869. He also wrote several short stories, including A Simple Heart (1877) and The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller (1877). Flaubert was a perfectionist who spent years revising his works, and his writing style was highly influential on later authors. He died in 1880 in Croisset, France.
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