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Quote of the Day by Gustave Flaubert: “The secret of being happy consists of knowing how to...” — a timeless life lesson on happiness, mindfulness, gratitude, psychological fulfillment and everyday joy from the French novelist known for Madame Bovary, realism and his obsessive pursuit of stylistic perfection

Quote of the Day by Gustave Flaubert: “The secret of being happy consists of knowing how to...” captures a simple idea that is surprisingly difficult to practice: happiness is not always something we find after achieving more, but something we learn to notice in ordinary moments. Flaubert points toward the…

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Way back when the merde hit the fan

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Sex, death and parrots: Julian Barnes’s best fiction – ranked!

As the Booker prize-winning author prepares to publish his final novel at 80, we assess his finest work

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Rumaan Alam: ‘Reading JD Salinger now is like running into that particular ex at a cafe’

The US author on his early love of Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, the genius of Judy Blume, and finding perfection in Agatha Christie and Gustave Flaubert

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How a troubled childhood can foster creative talent – new study

Many believe that a child’s creativity can only bloom in the warmth of a loving, nurturing and supportive household. While artistic talent can flourish in comfortable surroundings, research has shown that this is not always the case.

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Paul Murray: ‘In some ways the T’ang poets were the original Sad Dads’

The Irish author on being inspired to write by Lorrie Moore, and failing to get Madame Bovary the first time around

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Five of the best books inspired by classic novels

It’s unsurprising that literary inspiration comes to writers – here are those who have taken homage to new heights

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Graphic novelist Posy Simmonds wins prestigious French comics award

Award marks first time a British artist and author has won Grand Prix at International Comics festival in Angoulême

The Guardian - UK

William Boyd: ‘The books world is much tougher now’

The author on his latest ‘whole-life’ novel, the brutal realities of modern publishing and the inspirational influence of Catch-22

The Guardian - UK

Hugo, Flaubert: 19th century French writers' letters to be auctioned in Paris

Letters from great French writers of the 19th century such as Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, Stendhal, Gustave Flaubert, George Sand, Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine, will be auctioned tomorrow, Thursday 9 June.

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