A Simple Heart Resources
Websites
Get to Know Gustave
A website dedicated to Flaubert's biography.
Get Real
A website on Realism.
Movie or TV Productions
Find A Maid's Costume, Quick!
A 2008 French film production of the story.
The Italians Beat Them To It
But there was an Italian version in 1977.
Articles and Interviews
What a Life
A rundown of Flaubert's biography.
A Girl Named George
The love letters exchanged between Flaubert and his mistress, George Sands.
What's It Got in its Pocketses?
An interview about Flaubert's personal belongings, because that's not creepy or anything.
Video
Pique Your Interest
The trailer to the movie version of "A Simple Heart."
Visit Normandy
A tourism video for a taste of the landscapes in "A Simple Heart."
Audio
What's with the Bird?
Julian Barnes talks about Flaubert's parrot.
Storytime
Listen to the audio version of the story here.
Images
Cartoonish
A cartoon engraving of Flaubert.
A Dandy
A photograph of the author.
Polly Want a Book
The cover of Flaubert's Three Tales.
Jacquot want a Cracker?
The French version.