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André Gide (born Nov. 22, 1869, Paris, France—died Feb. 19, 1951, Paris) was a French writer, humanist, and moralist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947.
Strait Is the Gate, tale by André Gide, published in 1909 as La Porte étroite. It is one of the first of his works to treat the problems of human relationships. The work contrasts the yearning toward asceticism and self-sacrifice with the need for sensual exploration as a young woman struggles with.
Books by Gide, André (sorted by popularity) Philoctète : Le traité du Narcisse. La tentation amoureuse. El Hadj (French) André Gide 98 downloads. Project Gutenberg offers 73,680 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.
André Gide, (born Nov. 22, 1869, Paris, France—died Feb. 19, 1951, Paris), French writer. The son of a law professor, Gide began writing at an early age. His early prose poem Fruits of the Earth (1897) reflects his increasing awareness of his homosexuality.
Books about André Gide. Jonathan Fryer: André and Oscar: The Literary Friendship of Andre Gide and Oscar Wilde. George Painter: André Gide: A Critical Biography. Alan Sheridan: André Gide: A Life in the Present.
Sheridan’s biography of André Gide answers a need for a thorough, well-documented study of the French Nobelist’s life, including insightful analyses of his literary works.
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André Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947. His work is known for its exploration of morality, human freedom, and the complexities of the human condition.
In June 1947 Gide received the first honour of his life: the Doctor of Letters of the University of Oxford. It was followed in November by the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1950 he published the last volume of his Journal, which took the record of his life up to his 80th birthday. All Gide’s writings illuminate some aspect of his complex ...
Nov 22, 2016 · Complement The Journals of André Gide with Gide on the paradox of originality, the vital balance of freedom and restraint, death as a mobilizing force for creative work, and what it really means to be yourself.
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