Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) was a French novelist and leading figure in the Realism literary movement, which strived to present an objective look at reality in fiction. He is primarily known for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his correspondences, and his devotion to his perfectionism and aesthetics.
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