Gustave Flaubert (French 1821 to 1880)
Gustave Flaubert was a novelist born in Rouen, France. His 1857 realist masterpiece Madame Bovary garnered him attempted prosecution and widespread condemnation for immorality. Among his later works is Salambo (1862), a story of the siege of Carthage in 240-237 BC by mercenaries. His 1877 work, Three Tales, proved him a master of the short story.
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