![]() ![]() The third entry uses Flaubert’s own journals to chart the writer’s regrets from a first-person perspective. This entry suggests that Flaubert’s life was little more than a string of tragedies, punctuated by occasional literary success and controversy. The second biography focuses on the tragedies in the writer’s life, beginning with the deaths of his older siblings, before Flaubert was even born. This entry suggests that Flaubert died a happy man. He begins with a detailed traditional biography, charting Flaubert’s life from his birth to his death. Geoffrey recounts Flaubert’s life from three different perspectives. Geoffrey decides to find out the truth about which one is real. The next day, Geoffrey encounters another stuffed parrot while visiting another museum. While visiting a Flaubert museum, he encounters the stuffed parrot which may have inspired a similar ornament in Flaubert’s book, Un Coeur Simple. He tours locations important to Gustave Flaubert, providing a running commentary of the writer’s life. The novel begins with Geoffrey’s trip to Rouen. ![]()
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