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Flaubert's Final Letters Published in Pléiade Edition

publication · 2026-04-23

The fifth volume of Gustave Flaubert's correspondence, covering 1876 to 1880, has been published in the prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade series. Edited by Yvan Leclerc, this volume spans over a thousand pages and includes letters from the last four years of Flaubert's life, abruptly ended by his death in 1880.

Key facts

  • Fifth volume of Flaubert's correspondence published
  • Covers 1876-1880
  • Prefaced by Yvan Leclerc
  • Over 1,000 pages
  • Part of the Pléiade series
  • Flaubert died in 1880
  • Correspondence spans a little over four years
  • Publication date: January 1, 2008

Entities

Artists

  • Gustave Flaubert

Institutions

  • Bibliothèque de la Pléiade
  • artpress

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