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"Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity."

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About Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist and a central figure in literary realism. Born in Rouen on 1821-12-12, he is best known for Madame Bovary and for his exacting prose style. He died at Croisset on 1880-05-08.

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