《福楼拜传》Frederick Brown

读福楼拜的 包法利夫人 已经是很早的事情了，内容基本上也忘的差不多了。但似乎品读经典的感觉犹在！那不只是一个简单的出轨故事！福楼拜开创了现代小说的先河，难怪书中有着“小说家都要感谢福楼拜，就像诗人感谢春天一样”的评论：

Nelists should thank Gustave Flaubert the way poets thank spring: it begins again with him.
He is the originator of the modern novel; indeed, you could say that he is the originator of the narrative.