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Why did Gustave Flaubert leave the Faculty of Law in Paris?
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Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert, painting by Eugene Giraud, c. 1845; in the Castle Museum, Versailles, France.
Gustave Flaubert left the Faculty of Law in Paris at the age of 22 after being diagnosed with a nervous disease that was identified as epilepsy, although he lacked the essential symptoms of the condition. This health crisis prompted him to abandon his study of law, allowing him to dedicate his time entirely to literature.1