The life of Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) is a story of obsession with writing. For the sake of realizing his creative plans, this energetic, hospitable and amorous man sacrificed literally everything. The 58 years of his earthly existence were not marked by high romance and bright events: infrequent travel, several short novels, an almost complete absence of ambitious aspirations and political engagement. The biography of Flaubert, in the words of Jean Paul Sartre, “so insipid and boring,” is nevertheless able to interest the reader in the intense inner life of the writer and the pulsation of his creative thought. sign of information products 18+