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Gustave Flaubert was born in Rouen, France on December 12, 1821. He was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His best-known works include Madame Bovary (1857), Salammbô (1862), and L'Éducation sentimentale (1869). Flaubert was a master of realism, and his work has been praised for its precision, detail, and psychological insight. He is considered one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century.