100 Dyslexics in 100 Words or Less. Gustave Flaubert
Born 12/12/1821 in France. Assisted the Collége Royal de Rouen and wrote for the school newspaper. Flaubert wrote his first novel in 1842.
He went to Paris to study law but quit after an epilepsy attack, pursuing his passion for writing.
After his father died, he returned home to treat his epilepsy.
He spent the next five years writing Madame Bovary, published in six installments by Du Camp’s literary journal Revue de Paris.
Flaubert was charged with obscenity and hurting public and religious morality from his novel.
Later he wrote Salammbô, Le candidate, and Trois contes (three short fiction stories).
Flaubert died 05/08/1880 and was buried at the Rouen Cemetery in Normandy.
He spoke out about his dyslexia, explaining, “I have the handicap of being born with a special language to which I alone have the key.”
