The interactive application Flaubert is not dead

If you have a dusty image of Flaubert, know that he was however far from being a “classic” writer! The Flaubert is not dead app is here to prove it to you! Top of the class or big rebel, loyal friend or licked bear, hard worker or scandal-ridden author … We let you go in the streets of Rouen with the app Flaubert is not dead to discover it!

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In thisfree and accessible to all app, we bring the author of Madame Bovary back to life. Through 8 must-see places that marked Flaubert’s life, answer the riddles and solve the challenges, then complete your knowledge with anecdotes and audio excerpts about the author’s life and works.

We are shooting the portrait
of our friend Gustave!

Once you arrive in front of the statue of Flaubert place des Carmes, the goal is to orient your phone well in order to photograph the writer and… to dress him in a contemporary way! Because if the writers of the time began to give a public image of themselves through photographic portraits, Flaubert was totally opposed to it!

The “gueuloir” test:
The writer attached great importance to style and the beauty of the sentence. That’s why he would read his texts aloud to check the quality of the language. Your objective is therefore to pass the “gueuloir” test by loudly declaiming an excerpt of the author’s text.
The bust of Louis Bouilhet:
Gustave Flaubert succeeded in having a monument erected in honor of his best friend Louis Bouilhet, who died in 1869. Once in front of his bust, you have to find the 5 differences with the image on the application! Be careful, you need to have an eye.

The Dictionary of Received Ideas

It’s an unfinished literary work by Flaubert that brings together definitions straight from his imagination. It tackles the clichés of French society with a wry sense of humor… Relating terms to their definition according to Flaubert is not so simple! In short, it’s an interactive tour on your own in the city to follow in Flaubert’s footsteps… But will you be able to answer all the riddles?

Free applicationDuration of the course : Between 1h and 1h30

To download via the App Store and Play Store or directly via this link. Thanks to the label Villes et Pays d’art et d’histoire and the Department for their contribution

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Unusual visitPassing of the buck with Maurice Leblanc

It was in Rouen that Maurice Leblanc, father of the famous gentleman burglar, grew up and found inspiration. This unusual visit takes us in the footsteps of the writer in the city, revealing, in the process, some surprises about his facetious character. Beware, Lupin is never far away!

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Guided tourRouen and its treasures

To meet a city is to discover its most beautiful treasures and to savor its history! Follow the guide, from the Cathedral to the Place du Vieux Marché, discover the half-timbered houses and vibrate with the memory of Joan of Arc. Anecdotes, historical landmarks and architectural surprises are on the program!

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Guided tourRouen and its women writers

It is this double subject of the city and the women of letters that we propose you to discover in a course which will lead you from the banks of the Seine to the street Eaux de Robec.

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