What was Flaubert's last completed novel?
Madame Bovary
A Simple Heart
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Bouvard et Pécuchet
Answer
Bouvard et Pécuchet was Gustave Flaubert's last completed novel, published posthumously in 1881. The novel follows the adventures of two middle-aged men who embark on a quest for knowledge, only to find that they are unable to learn anything of substance. The novel is a satire of the Enlightenment ideal of progress and a reflection on the futility of human existence.
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