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Plot Summary of Flaubert's Parrot
"Retired doctor and Flaubert scholar, Geoffrey Braithwaite, narrates this semi-biographical novel about the French writer's life and work, whilst giving little away about himself. Yet, as the story unfolds and Braithwaite comes to sense the futility of language and the frustrations of accurately documenting the life of his beloved Flaubert, he begins to reveal something of his troubled past."
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Life of a profession: - writer
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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