Gustave Flaubert
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Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. He is known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary, his Corresp
Flaubert, c. 1865
Flaubert's birthplace in Rouen, now a museum
Portrait by Eugène Giraud, c. 1856
Salammbô
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Salammbô is an 1862 historical novel by Gustave Flaubert. It is set in Carthage immediately before and during the Mercenary War. Flaubert's principal source was Book I of the Histories, written by the
Gustave Flaubert
…When Madame Bovary appeared in book form, it met with a warm reception. In 1858, Flaubert travelled to Carthage to gather material for his next novel, Salammbô. The novel was completed in 1862 after four years of work. Drawing on his youth, Flaubert next wrote L'Éducation sentimentale (Sentimental Education…
Title page of Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert
Salammbô by Alfons Mucha (1896)
Salammbô, Gaston Bussière (1907)
Salammbô by Auguste Rodin