Books of Gustave Flaubert in order
Updated: July 1, 2023 by Mylene in Books in order

Gustave Flaubert was considered to be the representative of the Realists during his lifetime. He was also a close friend and mentor to the renowned French writer Guy de Maupassant.
Gustave Flaubert, a romantic writer, is revealed through Madame Bovary, whose publication was controversial. He introduced an innovative style that overturned the codes of novel writing in the 19th century.
All Gustave Flaubert Books in Order
Below is a complete list of Gustave Flaubert’s works. The books are arranged in chronological order:
- Un parfum à sentir – 1836
- La peste à Florence – 1836
- Rêve d’enfer – 1837
- Quidquid volueris – 1837
- La Danse des morts – 1838
- Memoirs of a madman (Mémoires d’un fou) – 1838
- Smarh – 1839
- Madame Bovary – 1857
- Salammbô – 1862
- Sentimental education (L’éducation sentimentale) – 1869
- Le Candidat – 1874
- The temptation of Saint Anthony (La Tentation de saint Antoine) – 1874
- Three tales (Trois contes : Un cœur simple, La Légende de saint Julien l’Hospitalier, Hérodias) – 1874
- Le Château des cœurs – 1880
- Bouvard et Pécuchet – 1881
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