Elif Shafak imagines the life of Gustave Flaubert
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Elif Shafak, a British-Turkish author, explored the early life of Gustave Flaubert, the 19th-century French novelist, in her latest book.
Shafak did not write a traditional biography of Flaubert, but instead focused on his childhood and the people around him. The book, In One Brief Moment All Eternity, presents Flaubert’s life through the perspectives of those who knew him.
These narrators include Julie, Flaubert’s wet nurse, his mother, his lover Louise Colet, the author George Sand, an acrobat he met as a boy, and even a camel. Shafak explained that she sometimes wished to become someone else while writing, and this book allowed her to inhabit Flaubert’s world. Her work has gained popularity with Slovenian readers, with several of her books translated into the language.
